Addicted to War

 

To the tune of "Addicted to Love"

 

The vote is done; we thought we won,

But our land is not our own.

We want peace with Putin's bear,

But Trump's words were just air.

 

We want out of the Middle East,

But have a look, we're in deep.

Relations worsened with Iran

And we're still in Afghanistan.

 

Whoa, we like to think that we hate blood and gore, oh yeah.

It's closer to the truth to say it's what our leaders are for.

You know we're gonna have to face it, we're addicted to war.

 

We said Assad attacked with gas.

We couldn't give him a pass.

So what the charge was just a lie.

Drop more bombs; more people die; we wonder why.

 

Can we be saved?

Domination is all they crave.                                                   

If you know what to do

Please tell it to me, too.

 

Whoa, we like to think that we hate blood and gore, oh yeah.

It's closer to the truth to say it's what our leaders are for.

You know we're gonna have to face it, we're addicted to war.

 

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

 

The Soviets gave up the ghost,

Cold War victory was our boast,

And did NATO then disband?

No, in fact, it would expand.

 

Whoa, we like to think that we hate blood and gore, oh yeah.

It's closer to the truth to say it's what our leaders are for.

You know we're gonna have to face it, they're addicted to war.

 

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it,

Might as well face it, they're addicted to war.

Might as well face it, might as well face it,

Might as well face it.

 

David Martin

 

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