Who holds the money?
Who holds the need?
Who holds the strings of misery
or the purse of greed?
And the gunmen reap
while the gangsters sow
And the laws cheat
when the smugglers go
Give us peace,
give us peace in our time
Give us peace,
give us peace in our time
While I have a life to live
and I have no life to give
Give us peace in our time
In sun -kissed homes, in city slums
Minds are restless till the air may come
From the forest floor to the western mind
Like a chit -show topic on a party line
And the heart is lovable as to forgive
As the world comes tumbling down
Give us peace,
give us peace in our time
Give us peace,
give us peace in our time
While I have a life to live
Then I'll have no love to give
I'll give us peace in our time
Let all the rain come down on blind desire
Like a thundercloud that
holds a prairie fire
We're the prairie birds
I hear the blade and I see the cusp
A stronger voice an d a stronger love
But buyers buy and sellers sell
Public consumption of a private hand
Give us peace in our time
While I have a life to live
Then I have no life to give
Give us peace in our time
Give us peace in our time
Give us peace in our time
While I have a life to live
That I have no life to give
Give us peace in our time
Give us peace in our time
Give us peace,
oh give us peace in our time