We're fighting this war
on a far-away shore
and it seems to me
like we've been here before
We've walked this same line
fighting time after time
for the rights of the others
but while we've been fighting
we're forgetting our brothers

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Back here in our home
they're crying out alone
but no one seems to care
that we can't feed our own
Our babies are learning
when they head off to school
that the knife and the gun
are the new golden rule

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Remind me again...
what are we fighting for?
Tell me one more time...
what are we fighting for?

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It's a world where our fears
our growing faster than our children
and our dreams are dying
harder every day
What sort of freedom
are we fighting for
when this kind of life is okay?

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Our freedom is a lie
when we don't even try
to stand up for love
for fear we will die
And the wrong kind of worship
just might get you killed
Is this the kind of nation
that we set out to build?

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We turn our face away
from those who go astray
we never take the time
to show them the way
We pretend we don't see
and then we turn our backs
and somewhere along the way
they're falling through the cracks

...

Remind me again...
what are we fighting for?
Tell me one more time...
what are we fighting for?

...

It's a world where our fears
are growing faster than our children
and our dreams are dying
harder every day
What sort of freedom
are we fighting for
when this kind of life is okay?

...

How can we say
we're fighting for our freedom
when this kind of life is okay?