With God on Our Side - Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY - October 1964

2 views

Lyrics

Oh my name it ain't nothin', my age it means less
 The country I come from is called the Midwest
 I was taught and brought up there, all the laws to abide
 And that land that I live in has God on its side
 Oh the history books tell it, they tell it so well
 The cavalries charged and the Indians fell
 The cavalries charged and the Indians died
 Oh the country was young with God on its side
 Oh the Spanish-American war had its day
 And the civil war too was soon laid away
 And the names of the heroes I was made to memorize
 With guns in their hands and God on their side
 The first world war, boys, it came and it went
 The reason for fighting I never could get
 But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride
 Now you don't count the dead when God's on your side
 But now we got weapons of a chemical dust
 If fire 'em were forced to then fire them we must
 One push of the button and a shot the world wide
 And you never ask questions when God's on your side
 In a many dark hour I've been thinkin' about this
 That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss
 But I can't think for you, you'll have to decide
 Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side
 So now as I'm leavin', I'm weary as hell
 The confusion I'm feelin' ain't no tongue can tell
 The words fill my head and they fall to the floor
 And if Gos is on our side, He'll stop the next war

Audio Features

Song Details

Duration
06:08
Tempo
148 BPM

Share

More Songs by Bob Dylan'

Albums by Bob Dylan'

Similar Songs