Neil Young - War of Man lyrics

The little creatures run in from the cold
Back to the nest just like the days of old
There in the safety of a mother's arms
The warmth of ages, far away from harm again


Ears ringing from the battle fire
The tired warrior aims a little higher
The black falcon or the little sparrow
The healing light or the flash of the barrel



No one wins it's a war of man
No one wins it's a war of man


Silver mane flying in the wind
Down through the planets, on the run again
No one knows where they're running to
But every kind is coming two by two


Out on the delta where the hoofbeats pound
The daddy's running on the frozen ground
Can't smell the poison as it follows him
Can't see the gas and machines
It's a war of man


No one wins it's a war of man
No one wins it's a war of man


The windows open and the little girl dreams
The sky's her playground as
She mounts her steed
Across the heavens to the other side
On wings of magic does the little girl ride


The baby creatures run in from the cold
Back to the nest just like the days of old
There in the safety of a mother's arms
The warmth of ages, far away from harm again



No one wins it's a war of man
No one wins it's a war of man