Big Blue Ball Of War lyrics - Nanci Griffith lyrics
In 1914 this ball was at war
It went from Belgium on through Ireland
The Congo, then back home
This big blue ball of war spun on its own
Spinning history in lines of blood
When many souls fell off
We all ride on (we all ride)
This big blue ball of war
Souls with tickets through the veil
We all ride on
We all ride on (we all ride)
This big blue ball of war
We choose to spin around and ride
This big blue ball of war
Almost a century, the blood has flowed
Weâ?#8482;ve killed our men of peace around this ball
And refu ...
You s[D]ay you're headed [G]out to Cali[A]fornia
You've [G]heard the grapes are [A]fallin' from the [D]vines
I was hopin' you might [G]have the urge to [A]write me
But I [G]don't believe you [A]will, so never [D]mind
I was talkin' to a man down at Conesco
And he thought they might be hiring any time
I'm so tired of going any way the wind blows
And I thought that me and you, but never mind
CHORUS:
Never [G]mind, never mind
I'm just [A]talkin' through the [D]wine
And you [G]know that drinkin' always makes me [A]sad
But [G]before this night is [A]through
I'd [D]better say I [G]love you
Or I'm [G]go ...
From a distance the world looks blue and green,
And the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
And the eagle takes to flight.
From a distance, there is harmony,
And it echoes through the land.
It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace,
It’s the voice of every man.
From a distance we all have enough,
And no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
No hungry mouths to feed.
From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
They’re the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God i ...
