The sons and brothers, fighting for another cause

Anything to give their lives some meaning

Busy with their guns and dreaming

Far away from here

Said they would act (said they would act)

In self-defense

And all the others, running 'round so hot and bothered

Anything to give their lives some meaning

In the evening

Running around with guns and

Said they would act (said they would act)

in self-defense

With violence

Violence breeds

Violence

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Violence breeds

Violence

(Ooh yeah, violence breeds violence)

(Ooh yeah, breeds yeah, breeds yeah)

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

The son and brother, when he gets home

He gives someone some love

And mutters: "Woman, (mutters woman)

You'll never understand (never understand)

I did what I said (did what I said)

In self-defense

With violence"

Violence breeds

Violence

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Violence breeds

Violence

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

(Ooh yeah, violence)

(Ooh yeah, violence breeds violence)