Ooh, that storm is threatenin' my very life today
If I don't get me no shelter
I think I'm gonna fade away

War, children
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away, yeah

Ooh, see the fire sweepin' my very street today
Somebody oughta gimme some shelte
Or I think I'm gonna fade away

War, children
It's just a shot away
Just one shot away
War, children
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away

Rape, murder
It's just a shot away
Just one shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
Ooh the flood is threatenin' my very life today
Gimme, why don't you gimme some shelter?
Or I think I'm gonna fade away

War, children
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Shot away
Shot away

It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
Lord, a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
Kiss kiss away

Why don't you stop that shootin'?
Why don't you stop that shootin'?
Oh, children
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