Lay down your arms and surrender to me.
Oh lay down your arms and love me peacefully. yea.
Use your arms for squeezing and pleasing the one that loves you so.
Oh there ain't no reason for you to declare war on the one who loves you so.
So forget the other boys because my love is real.
Come off your battlefield.

Lay down your arms and surrender to me.
Yea lay down your arms and love me peacefully. yea.
Use your arms for squeezing and please cause that's the way it has to be.
The weapons you're using are hurting me bad.
But someday you're going to retreat.

Cause my love baby is the truest you've ever had.
A soldier of love that's hard to beat.
Lay down your arms and surrender to me.
Lay down your arms and love me peacefully, yea.

Use your arms to hold me tight. baby I don't wanna fight no more
Use your arms to hold me tight. baby I don't wanna fight no more.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Oh baby, lay down your arms.
Please baby lay down your arms.



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Track duration: 02:54


Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) (Arthur Alexander cover) song meanings
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    General Comment:Yeah, I think this song is about sex too.
    But I think it's about a couple who is fighting ( the girl is mad at the guy ) and he's just saying:
    let's make up and have sex .

    It also sort of reminds me of war?
    That's probably what it was intended to be about.
    I don't know.
    Flag Salmonnerdzon December 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song reminds me of sex.
    haha. I don't know why.
    Flag SillyBillyGooGOoon November 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I thought it was Use your arms for squeezing and pleasing the one that loves you so
    Flag lilu324on July 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i didnt know this was a cover this is the only versoon i heard of it. great song...i think its about the narrator who loves this girl but the girl is in love with another guy and after they break up a different guy but not the narrator "for get the other boys cause my love is real" and hes putting the whole thing to a mettaphore of war. i actually relate to this song a lot
    Flag PJamfan90on December 29, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:well you could have done these lyrics a little better

    Lay down your arms and surrender to me.

    Oh lay down your arms and love me peacefully. Yea.

    Use your arms for squezing and please I'm the one that loves you so.

    The weapons you're using are hurting me bad.

    But someday you're going to retreat.

    Cause my love baby is the truest you've ever had.

    A soldier of love that's hard to beat.

    Lay down your arms and surrender to me.

    Oh lay down your arms and love me peacefully. Yea.

    Use your arms for squezing and please cause that is the way its got to be

    Oh there ain't no reason for you to declare war on the one who loves you so.

    So forget the other boys because my love is real.

    Come off your battlefield.

    Lay down your arms and surrender to me.

    Lay down your arms and love me peacefully. Yea.

    Use your arms to hold me tight. Baby I don't wanna fight no more. [x2]

    Oh baby, lay down your arms. [x7]

    Please baby lay down your arms.
    Flag PJSteveon July 22, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:The Beatles version was released in 1994 on "Live At The BBC" - which was a double album made up of performances recorded between 1962 - 1965 (approximately)
    Flag JordyWordyon July 21, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Recorded by the Beatles in 1994?
    It's a nice song, I've only ever heard this version. Vedder's voice is excellent.
    Flag niennaon February 07, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Some info found at: weeklywire.com/ww/08-02-99/…
    Authors: Tony Moon and Buzz Cason
    First recorded in 1962, by Arthur Alexander;
    Later recorded by The Beatles in 1994;
    Eddie Vedder said his inspiration was the British group The Headcoats;
    See the page above for more info...
    Flag joaovbson November 16, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:this is a cover, cant remember who does the original. it is found as the b-side to "last kiss". fantaaaastic lyrics - anti-war without being over the top, and a beautiful love song at the same time.
    Flag atthedrive-inon November 05, 2004   Link

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