Story Behind The Song

This song was written while on tour. It was the beginning of George Bush's "Iraq War" As the first set was cut short to listen to "the president" on TV people in the crowd cheered as if they were watching a football game! This was talk of GOING TO WAR! T

Song Description

A song written to make people think before "cheerleading" into War.

Lyrics

I've traded the jungles of South East Asia
For a flat piece of sand
But I still claim we're fighting
For the freedom of American land

Put the politician on TV
To explain what we're up to
We might kill a few innocent souls
But we're doin' the job we're supposed to do

C/ It's a political game that they play
Yeh a political game and we're the pawns who pay
When the war is over and new enemies are made
It's all the cost of the politicians'- political game

We teach our children that violence is wrong
And killing isn't the way
Then cheer as fighter planes fly overhead
Salute the warrior heroes in the local parade

I saw a 5 year old on daddy's shoulders cheer the flag
And raise his fist into the air
A world away I saw a 5 year old die
As patriot missiles rained through the still night air C/

Death and destruction war and hate
All sleep in the same bed
If we don't wake up and stand up for Peace
The whole world could soon be dead

We all share the very same god
Just with a different name
When we kill each other we're just playing
Into the leaders' political game C/