Lyrics to
Gunpowder

This version of Gunpowder was released by Wyclef Jean in 1997.

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I asked my mother why do you cry
she said your brother had… he just died
Well I told him not to go outside
he said he had to fight for his country’s right
But don’t you know that mo-mother
don’t you know that we can’t stop the violence, no
Because the war is not over
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
But I smell gunpowder (pow)
my brother’s been dead ever since
I didn’t beleive it, but when I saw him I was convinced
Two shots to the head he was already dead Lord,
I headed for revenge in the city of Port Au Prince
Screaming bro-brother
don’t you know that we can’t stop the violence, no
Because the war is not over
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
But I smell gunpowder (Pow)
Zion’s gunpowder (pow)
L.A.’s gunpowder (pow)
I wanna know why
Christians pray for a new day
we don’t need no, we don’t need no, we don’t need no
But its still the same way
I wanna know why
ghetto people pray for a new day
hey, hey, heeey
and its still the same way
But the preacher man told me
good things come to those who wait
do good things come to those who wait?
I wanna know tell me
good things come to those who wait
do good things come to those who wait?
we wanna know, we wanna know, we wanna know
Pe-people
don’t you know that we can’t stop the violence, no
because the war is not over
until you can feel love, peace, and hear the silence
but I smell gunpowder (gunpowder)
Brooklyn’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
Shaolin’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
Uptown’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
Jersey’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
even New Zealand’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
Australia’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
Brixton’s gunpowder (gunpowder)
even New Haven’s gunpowder

Wyclef Jean has released many songs over the years besides Gunpowder. Wyclef Jean released songs from 1997 to 2007 spanning across albums like The Carnival, The Ecleftic * 2 Sides II A Book, Masquerade, The Preacher's Son, and Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Wyclef Jean.

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