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Sinéad O'Connor

Drink Before the War

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Drink Before the War was released on October 5, 1987 by Chrysalis Records as a part of the album The Lion and the Cobra

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Vocals

John Reynolds

Drums

Mike Clowes

Keyboards

Rob Dean

Electric Guitar

Spike Hollifield

Spike Hollifield

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Songwriter

John Reynolds

Arranger

Mike Clowes

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh

Mixing Engineer

Kevin Moloney

Mixing Engineer

Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Well, you tell us that we're wrong

And you tell us not to sing our song

Nothing we can say will make you see

You got a heart of stone, you can never feel

[PreChorus]

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

I've lived my life as a good man

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"

[Chorus]

Listen to the man in the liquor store

Yelling, "Anybody want a drink before the war?"

[Verse 2]

And your parents paid you through

You 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

[Verse 3]

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

But it's a life you can save

So stop getting fussed, it's not gonna happen

[Verse 4]

And you'll cry, but you'll never fall no, no, no

You're building a wall

Gotta break it down, start again

[PreChorus]

No, no, no, it won't happen to us

We've lived our lives basically, we've been good men

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?

[Chorus]

Oh, listen to the man in the liquor store

Yelling, "Anybody want a drink before the war?"

[Outro]

"Anybody want a drink before the war?"

"Anybody want a drink before the war?"

Written by: Sinéad O'Connor

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