I found a black beret on the street today
  It was lying in the gutter all torn
  There's a white flag flying on a tall building
  But the kids just watch the storm
    Their dirty faces pressed on the windows
  Shattered glass before their eyes
  There's a mad dog barking in a burned out subway
  Where the sniper sleeps at night
    No birthday songs to sing again
  Just bricks and stones to give them
  Wrap them up in your father's flags
  And let them cry to heaven
    There are many graves by a cold lake
  As the beds were when your babies are born
  And your rag doll sits with a permanent grin
  But the kids just watch the storm
    I saw a black cat tease a white mouse
  Until he killed it with his claws
  Seems a lot of countries do the same thing
  Before they go to war