On The Eve Of a New War

On the eve of a new war I’m headed down to the box store

I am proud and I love my children

My daily partisan news, shows me distant views of foreign bad guys in HD

I’m protected here from the violence there by grace and geography

But when I turn out the light for bed tonight I’m gonna rest a little less easy

On the eve of a new war I am trying to sleep

On the eve of a new war I’m dark skinned and dirt poor

But I’m proud and I love my children

Amongst the daily strife family life is my only sanctuary

We’re trapped between factions warring, and a corrupt extreme regime

In the coming nights the sky will alight, rockets might fall on my family

On the eve of a new war I’m bracing for mourning

On the eve of a new war I’m rich and in power

I am proud and I love my children

I’m privileged to be a wolf who oversees that all the sheep are saved

I was born to be a force of history and get the hard decisions made

But if you want to make the markets bank sometimes you gotta crack some eggs

On the eve of a new war I’m the powers that be

On the eve of a new war I’m young and dirt poor

But I am proud and I’m American

The only path I could see out of poverty was to sign the recruiter’s pledge

Now I’m in far off lands, why I don’t understand in some convoluted mess

But the reasons gave to march me to my grave must be good enough I guess

On the eve of a new war I am trying to breathe

On the eve of a new war I’m alone with my guitar

On the eve of a new war I’m praying for peace