Whisper A Prayer For The Dying Lyrics

Whisper A Prayer For The Dying lyrics

(Coverdale/Page)

I hear the sound of distant thunder, echo all around,
I see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground,
I see the fathers` sons and daughters, I hear the mothers crying,
Nothing left for me to do, but, whisper a prayer for the dying. 

Oh, a prayer for the dying. 

The suffocating heat of jungles, and burning desert sands,
Where everything reminds you, you`re a stranger in a strange land.
The soothing words of politicians, those bodyguards of lies,
While guardian angels waste their time and every mother cries. 

Oh, a prayer for the dying, dying, dying. 

Machine gun, battle cry, you pray to God when the bullets fly,
The bombs fall like black rain, an` all your dreams take you home again,
Nothing but bad dreams. 

You can`t read, you can`t write,
You`re so scared, you can`t sleep at night
You try to carry the heavy load,
Walking down Armageddon road. 

Oh, Armageddon road. 

I hear the sound of distant thunder, echo all around,
I see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground,
I see the fathers` sons and daughters, I hear the mothers crying,
Nothing left for me to do, but, whisper a prayer for the dying. 

Oh, a prayer for the dying, dying.
Oh, a prayer for the dying, baby, baby.
Oh, a prayer for the dying, dying,
Whisper a prayer for the dying. 

You can`t run, you can`t hide,
You can`t show what you feel inside.
You`re going crazy, going insane,
You know you`ll never be the same again, no, no. 

Whisper a prayer for the dying, dying, dying, dying, dying, no, no.
Armageddon road, Armageddon road, I`m walking down Armageddon road.