heaven on earth
we need it now
i'm sick of all of this
hanging around


sick of sorrow
i'm sick of the pain
i'm sick of hearing
again and again
that there's gonna be
peace on earth


where i grew up
there weren't many trees
where there was we'd tear them down
and use them on our enemies


they say that what you mock
will surely overtake you
and you become a monster
so the monster will not break you


and it's already gone too far
who said that if you go in hard
you won't get hurt


jesus can you take the time
to throw a drowning man a line
peace on earth


tell the ones who hear no sound
whose sons are living in the ground
peace on earth


no whos or whys
no one cries like a mother cries
for peace on earth


she never got to say goodbye
to see the color in his eyes
now he's in the dirt
peace on earth


they're reading names out
over the radio
all the folks the rest of us
won't get to know


sean and julia
gareth, ann, and breda
their lives are bigger than
any big idea


jesus can you take the time
to throw a drowning man a line
peace on earth


to tell the ones who hear no sound
whose sons are living in the ground
peace on earth


jesus in this song you wrote
the words are sticking in my throat
peace on earth


hear it every christmas time
but hope and history won't rhyme
so what's it worth


this peace on earth
peace on earth
peace on earth
peace on earth