In Europe and America there’s a growing feeling of hysteria / Conditioned to respond to all the threats in the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets

Mister Khrushchev said “We will bury you”, I don’t subscribe to this point of view / It’d be such an ignorant thing to do if the Russians love their children too

How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer’s deadly toy? / There is no monopoly of common sense on either side of the political fence

We share the same biology regardless of ideology / Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too

There is no historical precedent to put the words in the mouth of the President / There’s no such thing as a winnable war, it’s a lie we don’t believe anymore

Mister Reagan says “We will protect you”, I don’t subscribe to this point of view / Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children too

We share the same biology regardless of ideology / What might save us, me and you, is if the Russians love their children too

[By Gordon Matthew Sumner – Sergej Prokof´ev © A&M, 1985]