HIDDEN BY THE SMOKE

by

Alun Buffry

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How many times must a man be afraid

of the sound of a knock on his door?

Yes 'n' how many times must he live in fear

of those who uphold the law?

Yes 'n' how many times must the public pay

to take themselves to the courts?

Yes 'n' how many times must a mother watch

her innocent children caught?

The answer my friends, is hidden by the smoke,

the answer is hidden by the smoke.

How many families will be split apart

when a father is sent to jail?

Yes 'n' how many times lives must be lost to bad drugs

because of a law that fails?

Yes 'n' how much pain must be felt by a man

that could be eased by a plant?

Yes 'n' how suffering will not be cured

because of the drugs that can't?

The answer my friends, hidden by the smoke,

the answer is hidden by the smoke.

How many years must be passed while we wait

to be free to smoke the good herb?

Yes 'n' how many times must we see the judge

before we get the rights we deserve?

Yes 'n' how many drugs must a doctor sell

before we can grow our own ease

Yes 'n' how many drugs must a patient take

when cannabis can cure the disease?

The answer my friends, is hidden by the smoke,

the answer is hidden by the smoke.

How many fines must the people pay

before they're allowed to get high?

Yes 'n' how many times will a Government hide

before they will legalise?

Yes 'n' how many lives will be spoilt by a law

when the law is meant to protect?

Yes 'n' how many cells will the prisoners fill

for the good of a law that's suspect?

The answer my friends, is hidden by the smoke,

the answer is hidden by the smoke.

The answer my friends, is hidden by the smoke,

the answer is hidden by the smoke.