Story Behind The Song
Political ambition, hubris and power lust entice the leaders of the USA to sacrifice the safety and best interest of the people they were elected to serve.
Song Description
A satirical look at the Iraq war.
| Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Unique - General, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
War, Protest |
Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Watch The War
Words and Music by Gordon McLeod © 2003, 2004
It was back in March 2003 when one of my buddies said to me,
?Hey man, it?s been way too long for sure,
?So if you ain?t got nothin? better to do then grab your honey and a six pak o? brew ,
?An come on over to my house and watch the war.?
I said ?Yeah, that sounds like a plan, but I thought you were a basketball fan,
? An that your TV was stuck on ESPN.?
He said? Aw, I got bored with basketball, now I?m hooked on the Shock and Awe,
? and now I don?t watch nothin? but CNN.?
Chorus
Because you might see Saddam with only one arm, you might see Tarik Aziz cut off at the knees,
I?ll get my baby to fry up some fish you know I get good reception on my satellite dish
So come on over to my house and watch the war.
You know I?m glad we didn?t let those UN inspections interfere with our direction,
What they?dve proved might have been a big obstruction
To the start of our little war games and now we can put all the blame
On findin? those ol? Weapons of Mass Destruction.
You know I used to think that War was cruel but now I think it?s really cool,
What else can give you that kind of a rush?
It don?t matter much it?s not really right to stage a premature preemptive strike,
Who needs United Nations, we?ve got George Bush!
Chorus
So grab that remote and quit your whinin? every cloud has a silver linin?,
Don?t forget what we?re fightin? for,
Cuz if it had?na been for nine-one-one we coulda never had this much fun
So come on over to my house and watch the war.
First we?ll take Iraq then Iran, you know that?s our oil under their sand
And spendin? billions on war?s always good for the economy.
Yeah America always knows what?s best, we?ve got to push on, we can?t rest
Until wee force the Middle East into American Democracy.
Chorus (2x)