Which Side Are You On?

Em         Bm
Which side are you on?
D          Em
Which side are you on?
Em         Bm
Which side are you on?
D          Em
Which side are you on?

When you tell your children
The story of today
Will you speak of standing up
Or will you be ashamed

I was born a human
Through nothing that I earned
She was born suffering
she does not deserve

I was raised with creatures
Some living and some dead
My cats and dogs were family
And others food instead

When anybody suffers
Then I suffer too
I haven’t lost my empathy
I’m asking, sir, have you

Mothers love their babies
And babies love their lives
With mercy from the strongest place
They can both survive

When somebody is dying
Behind a barbed wire fence
Rescue isn’t criminal
By any common sense

Keep smiling on torture
Tell me if you can
If you can hear your conscience
Then we’ve got a plan

Which side of the history
You learned seems like your place
When justice comes for every calf
Will you want to show your face

You’re responsible for power
Accountable to truth
If somebody dies today
That is what you choose