Danny Peck - There's A War Goin' On lyrics

Took a train to New York city Runnin' from my own despair Caught up in these crazy days Fallin' out of love affairs I woke up to the sound of thunder You could hear it everywhere Put my ear down to the ground Cuz there's a war goin' on, There's a war, war, war, goin' on Mama's leavin' daddy cuz Daddy wasn't happy They're both searchin' for something they'll Probly never find In this faithless society With no respect for you and me It's drivin' us out of our minds Cuz there's a war goin' on , There's a war, war, war, goin' on You didn't join the army and You don't want to deal Workin' for the minimum Tryin' hard to feel like You ain't just another fool A cog in their machine That's s**ing the soul of everything Cuz there's a war goin' on, There's a war, war, war, goin' on Drive by shootings blow up Blood stained t.v. shows Where life is cheaper Than bad writing And thrown away like litter While outside in the real world People live on frozen streets They stare at ya down to the bone Cuz there's a war goin' on , There's a war, war, war, goin' on Alcoholics ain't anonymous There's addicts in the family Dreamin' of false promises No one ever made Envious of millionaires But not a workin' father Whose left his whole life At the gate Cuz there's a war goin' on, There's a war, war, war, goin' on Chemicals for pleasure Chemicals for pain Plastic derivatives Styrofoam distributed We're livin' on this toxic dump Air is bad medicine Ain't it time we took back the sun Cuz there's a war goin' on, There's a war, war, war, goin' on And who will pay the price And who will give their life And who knows that there's no place Left to run Soldier boys in desert heat Leave behind these crooked streets To k** and die for foreign oil They'll leave their hearts in dusty soil The president loosens his tie To get more comfortable with the lies That he tells us again, and again, and again Cuz there's a war goin' on, There's a war, war, war, goin' on Body bags and unmarked graves Robberies and murder rates Unemployed and off to fight Criminal or corporate types Hollywood and Washington Selling us another bomb It's goin' off inside my head Cuz there's a war goin' on, There's a war, war, war goin' on And who will pray for peace And who will cry for love And who will still believe In a world for everyone, everyone, everyone Now I stand out on the street Lookin' for a heart or two To come together, join together Maybe build the world anew Broken pieces fill our eyes So many people sing the blues But tell me, what else can we do Cuz there's a war goin' on