From the recording It's Never Too Late
I was so outraged by the shooting at the nightclub in Orlando, I sat down that next day and wrote this song. I continue to be "deathly afraid for the grandchildren I hope to have someday," and "beg those we elected to make the right choice..."
Lyrics
War With No Name
Lyrics & Music © Maria Verven
Orlando and Austin, San Bernadino
Edmund and Newtown, San Ysidro,
Littleton and Blacksburg, and that's just the start
Of places where young lives were blown apart
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It's a war with no name, but it’s a war nonetheless
This war with no name is surely a mess
There's one gun for every adult and child
In a country where we’re privileged to be alive
No wars on our soil, but wait! There sure is
A war with no name, 'cause something's amiss
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Bushmaster, carbine, M-sixteen
AK-47, it's all gibberish to me
But what do I know? There are no guns in my home
Or the homes of my friends as far as I know
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20 million guns in this country alone
Are semi-automatic, to be used up close
Smaller and lighter and simple to use
You can gun down your neighbors with the greatest of ease
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When oh when will we wake up to see
This nation of ours is just a mockery
The whole world is watching to see what we do
'Bout weapons of war turned on innocent youths
Angry, outraged and deathly afraid
For the grandchildren I hope to have someday
All that I have is this song and my voice
I beg those we elected to make the right choice
Refrain