there's victory in Jesus
and firestone tires
the prices go up
while the death count gets higher
there's taxi cabs parked
on both sides of the street
where young men on corners
have lovers to meet
but if they're not careful
they'll get shipped away
'cause the sky looks like warfare today
destroyers and battleships
out on the sea
but the big ammunition
means nothing to me
the children in uniform
have so much to learn
that red means to run
and that fire means to burn
and when the bullets start flyin'
you get out of the way
'cause the sky looks like warfare today
the sky looks like warfare today
from beneath the midwestern freeway
where old injured soldiers
have nothing to say
except, "the sky looks like warfare today"
he came back home
in a big cargo plane
now he's working construction
and doing cocaine
you'll find him at the bar
almost every night
he knocked up the waitress
and he started a fight
and he don't want to leave
but he doesn't want to stay
'cause the sky looks like warfare today
the sky looks like warfare today
from beneath that midwestern freeway
where old injured soldiers
have nothing to say
'cause the sky looks like warfare today
and the sky looks like warfare today
and we're in for a whole lot of rain
and the difference between freedom
and going insane
is the difference between
war and cocaine
credits
from War and Cocaine,
track released June 20, 2012
Morgan Haner: guitar, vocals
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