Intro (one time)
G A C G
Part I
G A C D
Part II
C D G A
C D G
I went down to the streets today Part I
I saw a beggar smoking crack
Hed lost everything Id say
He didnt have a shirt on his back
He stretched out his hand for change
Said buddy can you spare a few
I wish I could heal the pain
But there is not a thing I can do
Such a cost - Part II
These souls are lost
Like the spirits in a holocaust
Wont you tow the line
I wish I could say its a lie
I went to prison today
Saw the walls burst at the seams
So many people led astray
So many lost broken dreams
Did all these people do so wrong
Or is this a war on drugs
Do we need more prison walls
Or do we need more love
Ask yourself is this the answer
Or multiplying incurable cancer
Dont you tow the line
I wish I could say its a lie
BRIDGE C G - C D
SOLO
I went down to the East today
I saw a war of hate and rage
All the women were locked away
Like a holy place is a cage
Young men strapped with bombs
Setting IEDs in sandy front lawns
Well you can count the dead by the throngs
Is there a chance this all is wrong
Is this all a masquerade
Or a fine illusion in mortal charades
Dont you tow the line
I wish I could say its a lie
Such a cost
Such innocents lost
Much finer things are surely paused
Dont tow the line people
I wish I could say
Its a lie
