With God on Our Side

With God on Our Side - Bob Dylan

Never mind what my name is my age it means less

The land that I come from is the free open West

Was taught and brought up there the laws to abide

And the country I live in has God on its side

Oh the history books tell it they tell it so well

The cavalries charged and the Indians they fell

The cavalries charged the Indians they died

When the country was young and new with God on its side

Well the Spanish-American War had its day

And the Civil War too was soon laid away

And the name of each hero I was made to memorize

With a gun in his hand and God on his side

Oh the First World War boys it closed out its fate

Though the reason for fighting I never got straight

But I learned to accept it and accept it with pride

For you never ask questions when God's on your side

Spoken line: When the Second World War finally came to an end

We'd forgiven the Germans and then we were friends

Though they crucified millions and it can't be denied

Well the Germans now too have God on their side

I've learned to hate Russians

All through my whole life

If another war starts

It's them we must fight

To hate them and fear them

To run and to hide

And accept it all bravely

With God on my side

But now we got weapons

Of the chemical dust

If fire them we're forced to

Then fire them we must

One push of the button

And a shot the world wide

And you never ask questions

When God's on your side

In a many dark hour

I've been thinkin' about this

That Jesus Christ

Was betrayed by a kiss

But I can't think for you

You'll have to decide

Whether Judas Iscariot

Had God on his side

So now as I'm leavin'

I'm weary as Hell

The confusion I'm feelin'

Ain't no tongue can tell

The words fill my head

And fall to the floor

If God's on our side

He'll stop the next war