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Covert War
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Rock
Covert War was released on January 1, 1991 by A&M as a part of the album Home Again
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1991
LabelA&M
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM115

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Wilcox
David Wilcox
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Wilcox
David Wilcox
Songwriter

Lyrics

Dear Mom and Dad
Here's why I can't come home
'Cause I can talk with either one of you just fine
When it's either one alone
But the Thanksgiving table is going to be pulled out bigger
And if we talk at all, then one of you will pull the trigger
I used to run those battle lines
Trying to smooth over what got said
Trying to get a medal
Trying to get some shrapnel in my head
I thought it was my duty
To plead and to implore
But I caught too much crossfire
In your covert war
The television talks and fills the air
So you don't have to start
You claim your territories in the rooms upstairs
To keep yourselves apart
The holy days, they bring us all together
After so much left unsaid
You taught us well not to kick under the table
Kick under your breath instead
And I used to stand between you
Trying to smooth over what got said
Trying to get a medal
Trying to get some shrapnel in my head
I thought it was my duty
To plead and to implore
But I caught too much crossfire
In your covert war
Of course there will be anger where the love is strong
Spilled like gasoline
It's crude, but it's a power we can draw upon
If it fuels the right machine
But I love you and I'd never want to see you bleed
When comments cut like steel
So to hold your fire, I'd block the shot and take the hit for you
As if I could not feel
I thought they passed right through me
And I had no scars to hide
Now I open up and try to love
And find they're still inside
'Cause I used to run those battle lines
Trying to plead and to implore
Please, won't you hold the cease-fire out a little longer
Until the next uproar
I took it all in childhood
But I can't take it no more
'Cause I caught too much crossfire
In your covert war
Written by: David Wilcox
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