Afghan Smile

from Spaceship Earth by Lopker

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Twenty years in Afghanistan
And we all got a T-Shirt
On the front it says: Did that just happen?
And on the back it says: Was It Worth It?

War is really unnecessary
You never know who won
Impossible to spread democracy
With the barrel of a gun

Soldiers killing each other
Doesn't fix a thing
The rich get richer waging war
Soldiers die young and poor

Twenty years in Afghanistan
And all we got was a T-Shirt
On the front it says: Was it worthwhile?
And on the back it says:
Peace begins with a smile

Don't terrify children with images of hell
Don't train them to fear, to hate, and to kill
Don't teach them that females are inferior human beings
Don't replace reality with fanatical beliefs

Twenty years in Afghanistan
And we got a lovely T-Shirt
On the front it says: Was it worthwhile?
And on the back it says:
Peace begins with a smile
Peace begins with a smile

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from Spaceship Earth, released July 26, 2021

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Welcome. I like to make songs. Not autobiographical. Just for fun. Songs about current events and human values.

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