Holy War Lyrics - Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet

I've spent twenty years learning to live 

In a world that takes back all that it gives 

But I do not want a war 

'Cause I'm not in for killing another man 

Defending my holy land 

As if there's a god who would understand 

Feeding the promised land 

With your blood by my own hand 

At Allah's own command 

At Allah's own command 

I've spent twenty years learning to live 

In a world that takes back all that it gives 

But I do not want a war 

I don't know what's going on 

In the scenes behind 

I worry about it some of the time 

And I hope there's not a war 

'Cause I'm not in for killing another man 

Defending my holy land 

As if there's a god who would understand 

And I would walk across highways 

To find my fate 

If that might settle your crude debate 

But I do not want a war 

'Cause I'm not in for killing another man 

Defending my holy land 

As if there's a god who would understand 

Feeding the promised land 

With your blood by my own hand 

At allah's own command 

At allah's own command 

I came up from the desert and here I will die 

Tooth for tooth and an eye for an eye 

Though I didn't want a war 

I went in for killing another man 

Defending my holy land 

As if there's a god who would understand 

As if there's a god who would understand 

I went in for killing another man 

Defending my holy land 

As if there's a god who would understand 

As if there's a god who would understand 

Oh yeah...