Yellow Ribbon Lyrics

(Utah Phillips) I've traveled through this country And I'll tell you what I've seen A million yellow ribbons And I wonder what they mean It's love and hope and sympathy For those who've gone to fight But still I know that none of them Can make the killing right When we see two children fighting Don't we try to come between Get 'em both to talk Instead of acting rough and mean We give 'em love and limits Say now try to get along Then we tell 'em it's alright to kill To prove that killing's wrong Sometimes your yellow ribbon Tries to make me feel ashamed Tells me I'm a traitor That somehow it's me to blame But I can't hide behind it Just to prove that I belong And I won't be an accomplice To a thing I know is wrong But I'd wear a yellow ribbon For the peace that's in my heart I'd wear it for the loved ones That should never have to part I'd wear it for the wasted lives No matter friend or foe And I'd wear it for the children If they never had to go Yes, I've seen your yellow ribbons Hanging up all over town But I don't think they'll ever buy The peace we've never found Oh, the guns will all be silent And the battle flags all furled When we tie a yellow ribbon 'Round the world Yes, the guns will all be silent And the battle flags all furled When we tie a yellow ribbon 'Round the world