Drink Before The War

You tell us that we re wrong

You tell us not to sing our songs

Nothing we can say will make you see

You ve got a heart of stone, you can never feel

You say, "Oh, I m not afraid, it can t happen to me

I believe that life is a good thing (?)

Oh no, you re out of your mind, it won t happen to me

Cause I ve carried my weight and I ve been a strong man"

Oh, I listen to the man in the liquor store

(?) Anybody want a drink before the war?




Your parents paid you through

You ve got a nice big car, nothing bothers you

Somebody cut out your eyes, you refuse to see

Ah, somebody cut out your heart, you refuse to feel


And you live in a shell, you create your own hell

You live in the past and talk about war

And you dig your own grave, yeah

When it s a life you could save

So stop with the past, it s not gonna happen


And you cry but you ll never fall

No no no, you re building a wall

Got to break it down, start again

You say, "oh no, it won t happen to us"

We ve lived our lives basically in goodness"


So stop talking of war cause you know we ve heard it all before

Why don t you go out there and do something useful?

Oh, I ve listened to the man in the liquor store

(?) Anybody want a drink before the war?

Anybody want a drink before the war

Ah, anybody want a drink before the war?

Yeah, yeah...