Big Country - When A Drum Beats Lyrics
Is this civilizationIs this all we're gonna beA helpless United NationsA censored BBCWar in the African nationsHate in the Middle EastJust a mess of frustrationWaiting for releaseOh no!When they beat a drum it's too much to swallowOh no!When they beat that drum it just sounds so hollowI'm not ready to fight, I'm not ready to goI saw an F-111Beside a Kremlin guardAnd the Magnificent SevenIn the printed wordIs this a public serviceOr a civil warWhile I sit here nervousWaiting for a callOh no!When they beat a drum it's too much to swallowOh no!When they beat that drum it just sounds so hollowI'm not ready to fight, I'm not ready to goLet cities crumble, empires wasteAnd generals find a resting placeFor leaders too will be replacedIf fear and fate come face to faceLeave a red sky for night timeKnow a mother's loveHere now for all timeLose the tyrant's gloveGive the whole of the life limeOn the reaching palmLeave us out of the dead lineFor tomorrow's manOh no!When they beat a drum it's too much to swallowOh no!When they beat that drum it just sounds so hollowI'm not ready to fight, I'm not ready to goOh no!When they beat a drum it's too much to swallowOh no!When they beat that drum it just sounds so hollowI'm not ready to fight, I'm not ready to go
