Man of War

Stone of the nation, pride of a mother, brother to us all

Rises at orders, marches past borders to kill with a call

And if shell by surprise should tear out his eyes

Then the truth gets even brighter than the day

And all the Schwartzkopf'd and Sherman'd

More bound and determined to blow the poor darkness away

And I've wandered and strayed 'neath sunshine and shade

Feet pounding from mountain to shore

Long as I've been free I've wished I could be as sure as a man of war

Well I've glanced now and then at the stormy cloud

But I ain't never tasted its pain

Never had half my limbs blown to the wind in a bullet artillery rain

And I listen to Pentagon press reports and I don't want to hear anymore

But how can you hate? How can you debate the words of a man of war?

And now a land strewn with wreckage, corpses and carnage

Held captive but finally freed

Where victory is spoken the markets are open for the fingers of the men of greed

And I've wandered and strayed 'neath sunshine and shade

Feet pounding from mountain to shore

Long as I been free I've wished I could be as sure as a man of war