coming out to play 
 Bombers ripped the night apart 
 and blew the school away 
 Some live on the south side  
 and they overlook the water 
 Some live on the north side 
 and they're looking at the border 
 And those children of the revolution 
 see the soldiers come 
 Smiling at the widows  
 as they take away the sons 
 Children of the revolution 
 shot downith a brand new gun 
 They're dropping down like flies 
 and in their eyes the images of 
 war are in their eyes 
 They've seen it all before 
 and know your lies 
 Won't keep their bellies full 
 In love and war there are no rules 
  
 Children of the revolution 
 getting off the boat 
 To face the ignorance and prejudice 
 that keep this land afloat 
 Children of the revolution 
 make a brand new start 
 Running through the rubble  
 of a thousand broken hearts  
 and in their eyes 
 All promises are broken in their eyes 
 The words that can't be spoken  
 and your lies  
 Don't keep their bellies full 
 In love and war there are no rules 
 But in their eyes 
 Murder comes by sea and from the skies 
 It's shiny and it's quick  
 to take their lives 
 And if it's cruel in love and war 
 there are no rules 
  
 Children of the revolution 
 coming out to play 
 Someone sells a gun and someone 
 blows them all away 
 Children of the revolution 
 sold out by the banks 
 Who swap the green upon the dollars 
 for the green upon the tanks 
 Children of the revolution 
 shot down by a brand new gun