Frankie Goes To War
Frankie went to war
Wasn't sure what for
Just like the other kids before him
Sent to make green glass glow
To fight them over there
Not over here
Frankie went to war
To have his blood spilled on a foreign shore
Frankie's mama weeped
Frankie's mama moaned
Wouldn't have been so bad if Frankie died at home
And the veterans from the last war say
These kids weren't born when the towers fell
Frankie went to war
He didn't know the horror he would see
Drones flying high
Drones flying low
Looking for the Pashtun guys
Who are looking for me
Frankie saw the hospitals burn
Saw the innocents die
Frankie went to war
Leaving only bodies behind
Frankie heard the whistle
Saw the shell hit
He didn't feel the metal
Hit him in his chest
Frankie bled out slowly
On a hot Afghani night
Frankie went to war
To be killed at 24
Frankie went to war
To help Uncle Sam settle a score
To help those who can't help themselves
To train the good guys and dig their wells
At least that was what he was told
He was going to do
Frankie went to war
On paper it wouldn't be much more
Frankie went to war
He wasn't sure what for
To build an empire out of arms and oil
To the victor go the spoils
To spread democracy
Or just hypocrisy
Frankie went to war his questions unanswered forevermore
Wasn't sure what for
Just like the other kids before him
Sent to make green glass glow
To fight them over there
Not over here
Frankie went to war
To have his blood spilled on a foreign shore
Frankie's mama weeped
Frankie's mama moaned
Wouldn't have been so bad if Frankie died at home
And the veterans from the last war say
These kids weren't born when the towers fell
Frankie went to war
He didn't know the horror he would see
Drones flying high
Drones flying low
Looking for the Pashtun guys
Who are looking for me
Frankie saw the hospitals burn
Saw the innocents die
Frankie went to war
Leaving only bodies behind
Frankie heard the whistle
Saw the shell hit
He didn't feel the metal
Hit him in his chest
Frankie bled out slowly
On a hot Afghani night
Frankie went to war
To be killed at 24
Frankie went to war
To help Uncle Sam settle a score
To help those who can't help themselves
To train the good guys and dig their wells
At least that was what he was told
He was going to do
Frankie went to war
On paper it wouldn't be much more
Frankie went to war
He wasn't sure what for
To build an empire out of arms and oil
To the victor go the spoils
To spread democracy
Or just hypocrisy
Frankie went to war his questions unanswered forevermore
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Writer(s): Zachary Hval
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