Playing war games in your yard
Everybody had to be a hero
And get one in the heart
Night would fall and we'd call a truce
And all go home
Years went by we were average guys
Playing life by the rule of thumb
Till a man came on the tv
Talking 'bout war like he wanted one
He said "Everybody put your backs to the wall
Till your numbers called"
You've gotta go and be a hero
I've got a new game for all you boys
Its war without a choice
Compulsory hero
Just try and make it home
Grandpa heard the call to all
For a war to end all wars
And your dad went off to do his bit
And he had to go one more
You've really got no say in it
You have to fight
And that's the law
You've gotta go and be a hero
They made a law you had to go fight
One more crazy war
Compulsory hero
Just try and make it home
So all that had to be heroes
Went off to do their chores
None of them really wouldn't of known
How far a bloody war goes
They're dying to make it home
Then I think back on all those times
Playing war games in your yard
Everybody had to be a hero
Back then that wasn't hard
Night would fall on the battle zone
And we could all go home
You had to go and be a hero
They made a law that you had to go and fight
One more crazy war
Compulsory hero
Just try and make it home
Just try and make it home
But whose gonna make it home
Remember the times when we were kids Playing war games in your yard Everybody had to be a hero And get one in the heart Night would fall and we'd call a truce And all go home Years went by we were average guys Playing life by the rule of thumb Till a man came on the tv Talking 'bout war like he wanted one He said "Everybody put your backs to the wall Till your numbers called" You've gotta go and be a hero I've got a new game for all you boys Its war without a choice Compulsory hero Just try and make it home Grandpa heard the call to all For a war to end all wars And your dad went off to do his bit And he had to go one more You've really got no say in it You have to fight And that's the law You've gotta go and be a hero They made a law you had to go fight One more crazy war Compulsory hero Just try and make it home So all that had to be heroes Went off to do their chores None of them really wouldn't of known How far a bloody war goes They're dying to make it home Then I think back on all those times Playing war games in your yard Everybody had to be a hero Back then that wasn't hard Night would fall on the battle zone And we could all go home You had to go and be a hero They made a law that you had to go and fight One more crazy war Compulsory hero Just try and make it home Just try and make it home But whose gonna make it home Explain Request ×
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