I found a black beret on the street today   It was lying in the gutter all torn   There's a white flag flying on a tall building   But the kids just watch the storm      Their dirty faces pressed on the windows   Shattered glass before their eyes   There's a mad dog barking in a burned out subway   Where the sniper sleeps at night      No birthday songs to sing again   Just bricks and stones to give them   Wrap them up in your father's flags   And let them cry to heaven      There are many graves by a cold lake   As the beds were when your babies are born   And your rag doll sits with a permanent grin   But the kids just watch the storm      I saw a black cat tease a white mouse   Until he killed it with his claws   Seems a lot of countries do the same thing   Before they go to war