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Work For Peace
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Blues-Rock
Work For Peace was released on April 10, 2026 by Melvin Records as a part of the album Work For Peace - Single
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Release DateApril 10, 2026
LabelMelvin Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM123

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hard Working Americans
Hard Working Americans
Performer
David Schools
David Schools
Bass Guitar
Todd Snider
Todd Snider
Lead Vocals
Neal Casal
Neal Casal
Guitar
Chad Staehly
Chad Staehly
Piano
Duane Trucks
Duane Trucks
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Schools
David Schools
Producer
John Keane
John Keane
Mixing Engineer
Rick Vargas
Rick Vargas
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They say that back when Eisenhower was the President
Golf course was where most of his time was spent
So nobody really listened to what the President said
Because, in general, people knew that the general was politically dead
But he always seemed to know when the muscle would be flexed
'Cause I remember him saying something
Mumbling something about a military industrial complex
[Verse 2]
Americans no longer fight to keep their shores safe
But rather to keep the jobs going in the arms-making workplace
We pretend to be gripped by some sort of political reflex
But all we're really doing is paying dues
To the military industrial complex
[Verse 3]
The military and the monetary
Get together whenever they think it's necessary
They turn our brothers and sisters into mercenaries
They are turning our planet into a cemetery
They use the media as an intermediary
To keep the citizens secondary
Making so many decisions that seem so arbitrary
Taking honor from the honorary
Dignity from the dignitary
Sickness from the secretary
Leave the bitch an obituary
[Chorus]
You gotta work for peace
Peace ain't coming this way
[Verse 4]
If everybody was peace as much as they say they are
We would have it
The only thing wrong with peace
You can't make no money from it
[Chorus]
Gotta work for peace
Peace ain't coming this way
[Verse 5]
We should not allow ourselves to be swayed
By this talk of entering into a time of peace
Peace is not the absence of war
It is the absence of rumors of war
And threats of war
And the preparation for war
[Chorus]
We gotta work for peace
[Verse 6]
Each one reach one, each one teach one
Nobody can do everything
But everybody can do something
[Outro]
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Whatcha gonna do, now that you know?
I don't wanna hurt nobody
Written by: Gil Scott-Heron
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