We Keep Losing Our Way

For the mistakes of our political leaders who send troops to fight in wars far away The price in mistrust we do all have to pay This is what happens when it becomes us against they The mistakes of the past some repeat every day The deaths of civilians in wars is to all of our shame And for hating us them I can't say I do blame Our elected leaders great shame on us do bring Yet many far too many their praises do sing Why do we buy into the human hating game We see them as evil they see us as the same That our government leaders order the bombing of their cities add insult to offence Those we elected to lead us lack in common sense On the roadway to peace we keep losing our way And that we cannot love those different to us does seem sad to say.