Come little boy, this a war, it's you versus the world
You'll battle with pencils and papers and words
You'll sing about how love comes first, second and third
And people will feel so alive that it hurts
And when pretty young girls stand in line for the show
There's that serpentlike temptress in the back of the row
She makes the blood flow through your heroin veins
But save all your heartache and pain for the grave
When these glorious days have all come to an end
You'll welcome death as a friend
(Welcome death as a friend)
And when no one remains to remember then
We will all be together again
(Again)
But this is just where it begins
Come little girl, this is a dark unforgiving world
Your mind is your cage, o, you beautiful bird
You'll sing about how misery and emptiness burns
And one young boy'll be touched by every word
He secretly writes you a song so sincere
Heartfelt and true, for the whole world to hear
When the stage lights up, the show starts
In the back you are there
And the moment he sings you forget all your fears
We're told that love is only a game
Where the second prize is a broken heart
But you poor fool, in games there are rules
Love is war, love this war
