Nails and bombs and dying son Daughter is nearly three Give a man my coin Take a boat with my family I've heard all about the sunshine But all I've seen is rain, rain, rain, rain Raining bombs upon our home Cannot return again What's a man to do, what's a man to do When everything's been taken from you What's a man to do, what's a man to do Nails and bombs and a dying son What's a man to do ♪ I know nothing of the ocean I've been reared a farming man Chin up above the water 'Til your feet hit the sand We're floating in the darkness Now they're talking 'bout the tides, tides, tides, tides I've got everything to lose My wife and children by my side What's a man to do, what's a man to do When everything has been taken from you What's a man to do, what's a man to do Nails and bombs and a dying son What's a man to do ♪ Life's my God-given right Goddamn this holy war Don't know who they're fighting against Don't know who they're fighting for Spend my time praying to God Praying for peace, peace, peace, peace What's the use of praying to God if my God ain't hearing me? What's a man to do, what's a man to do When everything has been taken from you What's a man to do, what's a man to do Nails and bombs and a dying son What's a man to do What's a man to do What's a man to do ♪ Pray, pray, pray Pray, pray, pray