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Wrote by: Richie Havens

You can talk about your neighbor
You can grab him by the collar
You can hurt him only if he hollers
"Let me go…let me go"

But we all know that’s old-fashioned
And it can only lead to pain
Where we might end up on the corner
Taking handouts in the rain

You can bomb your foreign brother
You can hurt him until he dies
You can kill him until he never asks you why
You’re on his land…you’re on his land

But we all know that’s all over
And that can only lead to blame
Where we might end up for our country
Taking handouts in the rain

You can trample on your sister
You can hurt her only if she cries
You can hurt her only if she cares
With all her heart…with all her heart

But we all know she’d be a mother
And that could only lead to shame
Where she might end up for her children
Taking handouts in the rain

Teach your children stories
You can fill them full of lies
You can make them all despise
One another…one another

But when they all find out later
And they call us by our rightful names
And send us shamefully to old age
Taking handouts in the rain
Taking handouts in the rain
Taking handouts in the rain
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Wrote by: Richie Havens      You can talk about your neighbor   You can grab him by the collar   You can hurt him only if he hollers   "Let me go…let me go"      But we all know that’s old-fashioned   And it can only lead to pain   Where we might end up on the corner   Taking handouts in the rain      You can bomb your foreign brother   You can hurt him until he dies   You can kill him until he never asks you why   You’re on his land…you’re on his land      But we all know that’s all over   And that can only lead to blame   Where we might end up for our country   Taking handouts in the rain      You can trample on your sister   You can hurt her only if she cries   You can hurt her only if she cares   With all her heart…with all her heart      But we all know she’d be a mother   And that could only lead to shame   Where she might end up for her children   Taking handouts in the rain      Teach your children stories   You can fill them full of lies   You can make them all despise   One another…one another      But when they all find out later   And they call us by our rightful names   And send us shamefully to old age   Taking handouts in the rain   Taking handouts in the rain   Taking handouts in the rain   close