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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Performer
Flea
Flea
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Songwriter
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Producer
Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
Producer
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Producer
Tony Shanahan
Tony Shanahan
Producer
Emery Dobyns
Emery Dobyns
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Oh, a storm is threatening my very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Oh, see the fire is sweepin' our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost his way
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away, yeah-yeah, ah
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away, shot away
Oh, the floods are threatening my very life today
C'mon, gimme shelter
'Cause I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
I tell you, love, sister, it's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away
Love, it's just a kiss away
Just a kiss away
Love, oh, love, love, love
Love
Love
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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