I woke up like every day before and read the news 
It was there in black and white with all the whats and whos 
A headline so hard to fathom it just might be true 
It claimed on every thoroughfare and avenue 
Chorus: 
Peace has broken out 
In every heart 
In every house 
Peace has broken out 
It started small 
It drew a crowd 
Peace has broken out 
Well, they say it all began right down on Fifth and Main 
When somebody thought of pushing back but walked away 
Somehow the people gathered 'round just weren't the same 
And as the crowd dispersed somebody heard 'em say 
We'll watch the lambs and lions play 
We've got no more flags to wave 
All our rockets aim for stars 
And the way things always should have been 
Is just the way things are 
No one's sure what happened next but on and on it went 
From cubicles and classrooms to the president 
Headed west and east and on to every continent 
The whole world woke up to read how things are different 
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