The boys came in today,
boats all came ashore,
Clamoring at the bar were they,
To tell me about the war.
Many were the tales they told,
Fighting for my liberty,
Fighting for our government,
Fighting for our country.
I listened to their stories,
About the deeds they did,
I looked them in the eyes,
and surprised them when I said,
“You’re fighting for your government,
Fighting for the State,
Fighting for the country,
Gee, isn’t that real great?
But this war’s not for me boys, this war’s not for me.
This war’s not for me boys, this war’s not for me.”
“Freedom is the default,
So is liberty,
Your government has swept in
to take it all from me.”
“So you’re fighting for the government,
You’re fighting for the State,
Fighting for your country,
Against those you’re told to hate.
But this war’s not for me boys, this war’s not for me,
This war’s not for me boys, this war’s not for me.”
2/3/2016
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Beautiful words. These wars aren't for the people. They are always for the leaders. I hope the boys will realize that and lay down their guns and go home to their communities.
Einstein~ "The pioneers of a warless world are the youth that refuse military service "
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She gets it.
But so many also are there to simply get a $.
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beautiful and deep and soul searching. we tend to forget that the war is not for us but the government trying to exact it will on others
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Thank you for the kind words. This is exactly what I was trying to say, glad it worked :)
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