They stood together back in '86 
Two old soldiers came in search of peace 
They shared a vodka with their memories 
Held hands and cried on Armistice 
They were friend at last 
It had taken seventy years 
There was no more hate 
Only hope behind their fears 

Here we are living in the shadow 
Guns can kill just like bows and arrows 
If all the world laid down their arms tomorrow 
Would there be peace? 
No living in the shadow? 

We can travel round the universe 
But we can't live together side by side 
Did we ever learn the lessons we were taught? 
Still on bloodstained roads, we hear the thunder roar 

Here we are living in the shadow 
Guns can kill just like bows and arrows 
If all the world laid down their arms tomorrow 
Would there be peace? 
No living in the shadow? 

Stalingrad 
Millions of ghosts are marching 
Afghanistan 
The marters march for glory 
Vietnam 
The GI's biggest nightmare 
Lebanon 
Religions bloody story 

They still display their might in Red Square 
Our missiles face towards the eastern block 
I have a dream that all old soldiers 
Spend their last days in a world of peace 

They were friends at last 
It has taken seventy years 
There was no more hate 
Only hope behind their fears 

Here we are living in the shadow 
Guns can kill just like bows and arrows 
If all the world laid down their arms tomorrow 
Would there be peace? 
No living in the shadow?