He could barely remember
When the fighting began
It was early September
When he lost his old man
Soon the time
came to leave there
And to start a new life
How it seems so unfair
When they gave him
a gun and a knife
So he fights
with a gun in his hand
For what reason
he can't understand
he fights with a gun in his hand
For the freedom of their land
Can you hear them crying out
All the people in El Salvador
Can you hear a distant shout
From the people in El Salvador
Cross your heart and hope to die
For the people in El Salvador
Still they kill not knowing why
All the people in El Salvador
As he stares at the ceiling
He thinks back quite aways
It was him that was dealing
Tell you those were the days
As he stares at a white dove
Tears roll down on his face
And then once filled with love
That only God himself
can replace
So he fights
with a gun in his hand
For what reason
he can't understand
fights with a gun in his hand
For the freedom of their land
Can you hear the crying out
All the people in El Salvador
Can you hear a distant shout
From the people in El Salvador
Can you hear them cry
Can you see them die
Can you tell me why
See them die
hear them cry
tell me why
Can you hear the crying out
All the people in El Salvador
Can you hear a distant shout
From the people in El Salvador
Cross your heart and hope to die
From the people in El Salvador
Still they kill not knowing why
From the people in El Salvador
hear them cry, See them die
All the people in El Salvador