What Are Wars There For? by Udo Lindenberg
Nobody wants to die,
that is for sure
Then what are wars
there for?
Mister President,
aren't you one of these gentlemen
You must know why
Can you explain it to
me?
No mother wants to
lose her children
And no wife her
husband.
Then why do have
soldiers to march off
To murder people -
just explain it to me
What are wars there for?
Mister President, I am
now ten years old
And I am scared in
this forest of atomic missiles.
Tell me the truth,
tell it to me now
For what is my life
being put on stake?
And the lives of all
the others - just tell me why
They load their guns
and kill one another
They face each other
and they could be friends
But before they get to
know each other, they shoot each other dead
I think that is so stupid, why does it have to
be this way?
Did you ask all the
billions of people all over the world
If they want it that
way
Or is it also a
question of money?
A lot of money for the
few magnates1,
Who build tanks and
missiles
And then buy gold and
diamonds
For their elegant
wives
Or is it also about
some religious dispute2
That people cannot
agree
As to what god is the right one?
Or what other reasons
are there
That I think are
equally stupid
Well, maybe I can't
understand it yet
Why wars are necessary
I guess I'm still too
small
I'm just a child
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