D0 G1 D2 0Eighteen in jail and with guns in their hands A3 G4 D5 1They were fighting for freedom, but just what is that? G6 D7 2Bills to the banks, and food for the kids A8 G9 D10 3With money for college but couldn't get in G11 D12 4Made all the grades but God's taken to task A13 G14 D15 5Lies a man in an alley wearing a mask G16 D17 6Screaming she begs as the people walk by A18 G19 D20 7But the man he just laughs, the woman she cries 8 9Chorus: D21 G22 D23 10Well its time all you people, turn around A24 G25 D26 11For the life we've been living, messing around G27 D28 12Blood we've been spilling, bleed us dry A29 G30 D31 13Cause the life you've been killing is your life like mine 14 15Verse -same as first-: 16The needle is sweet and the snow it is pure 17The pain I've been hiding from I'm finding a cure 18The night it is warm and the light it is cold 19The family I'm robbing, I'm calling them home 20 21Chorus: D32 G33 D34 22Well its time all you people, turn around A35 G36 D37 23For the life we've been living, messing around G38 D39 24Blood we've been spilling, bleed us dry A40 G41 D42 25Cause the life you've been killing is your life like mine 26 27Verse -same as first-: 28My heart it is thumping my veins they are blue 29Blood has been pumping still hasn't met you 30The beard that I'm growing will not fully grow 31Years are not coming the way I thought they would 32 33Verse -same as first-: 34Hoping and waiting for something to seem 35Like the angels in heaven, bombs on the street 36Hoping for love to find a new voice 37The song that needs singing has already been sung before 38 39Chorus -x2-: D43 G44 D45 40Well its time all you people, turn around A46 G47 D48 41For the life we've been living, messing around G49 D50 42Blood we've been spilling, bleed us dry A51 G52 D53 43Cause the life you've been killing is your life like mine