vIoLeNce dOesNt SoLvE a tHinG

Verse 1: It sent the Nazis packing, back in ww2, It made the British let go of our tea It passed the civil rights act, got us the new deal Kept our children out of factories Verse 2: It got the 40 hour workweek, and the minimum wage Safety and protections, and overtime pay It got rid of the czar, and lots of queens and kings But besides that violence doesn’t solve a thing Chorus: Violence doesn’t, violence does or doesn’t solve a thing Violence doesn’t, violence does or doesn’t solve a thing Verse 3: It got people in France an early retirement age It beat back apartheid, to Elon Musk’s dismay After Richard Spencer got punched in the face, He suddenly had nothing left to say Verse 4: This is an announcement, just so you’re aware Please don’t hurt the king, don’t you dare No cyanide in his Big Mac, or sleeping pills in his drink Because you know violence doesn’t solve a thing Chorus: Violence doesn’t, violence does or doesn’t solve a thing Violence doesn’t, violence does or doe