[Verse One]
Once upon a time on the hill
You could kill a man and call it free will
You could take your handgun and shoot him in the sun-
Once upon a time on the hill
[Verse Two]
You could blame it on the food we eat
Or the drugs you can buy in the street
But the kids got handguns at 16 years young-
You can blame it on the food we eat
[Verse Three]
You can blame it on your old man
Or all the things that you never had
But no machine gun is gonna bring back your mum-
You can blame it on your old man
[Verse Four]
You can blame it on the games we play
Or all the violence we said was okay
You can blame the Playstation for the void in the nation-
You can blame it on the games we play
[Verse Five]
You can blame it on bad education
You can blame it on cheap medication
If you take all those pills they'll take your free will-
Don't blame it on the children
[Verse Six]
You can blame it on Jesus Christ
Or the absence he left in your life
You can blame it on the police;
You can blame it on the streets-
But don't blame it on Jesus Christ
[Instrumental]
[Verse Seven]
Ain't it strange you can buy your ammunition
At the same place you buy your Ritalin?
And if you've got an I.D.,
You can kill the whole team-
Just don't blame it on the children
[Verse Eight]
And it seems the news today
Is the same as it was yesterday
And there's blood on their hands
Till they get the guns banned-
Can't watch the news today
[Verse Nine]
So sing me this lullaby
And sleep as the bullets fly
'Cause somethings gotta change in the home of the brave
Just blame it all on freedom
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