Rich Man's War Lyrics

Jimmy joined the army �cause he had no place to go
There ain�t nobody hirin�
�round here since all the jobs went
down to Mexico
Reckoned that he�d learn himself a trade maybe see the world
Move to the city someday and marry a black haired girl
Somebody somewhere had another plan
Now he�s got a rifle in his hand
Rollin� into Baghdad wonderin� how he got this far
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man�s war

Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm
Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar
Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl
A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world
Been a year now and he�s still there
Chasin� ghosts in the thin dry air
Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man�s war

When will we ever learn
When will we ever see
We stand up and take our turn
And keep tellin� ourselves we�re free

Ali was the second son of a second son
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come
Ain�t nothin� else to do around here just a game children play
Somethin� �bout livin� in fear all your life makes you hard that way

He answered when he got the call
Wrapped himself in death and praised Allah
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man�s war

Sarangel Music (ASCAP)

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