I walked along the road today

And saw myself in the tired face

And a thousand more look back at me

I could almost feel the unity

And the sun rose high above the trees

And the birds were singing over me

But beneath my feet I felt the sting

That was the earth remembering

Lay down, lay down your weapons boy

Right now, right now you should've changed the world

Under it all, you're not so tough

Everyone, everyone just wants to fall in love

And I used to think we're just the same

From a different town and with different names

Do you remember what we said?

"We'll never change," oh did we forget?

Lay down, lay down your weapons boy

Right now, right now you should've changed the world

Under it all, you're not so tough

Everyone, everyone just wants to fall in love

And I walked along to the edge of town

And there I threw my burdens down

Looking up, at last I found

You're never loved if you protect yourself

Lay down, lay down your weapons boy

Right now, right now

Under it all, you're not so tough

Everyone, everyone just wants to fall, to fall in love

Lay down, lay down your weapons boy

Right now, right now you should've changed the world

Under it all, you're not so tough

Everyone, every one of us, just wants to fall

Lay down, lay down your weapons boy

Lay down, lay down your weapons boy