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Thread #173722 Message #4213092
Posted By: Joe Offer
07-Dec-24 - 06:17 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Send the Old Men to Fight (Paxton/Boling)
Subject: Lyr Add: Send the Old Men to Fight (Boling/Paxton)
C. Daniel Boling and Tom Paxton have a powerful new song, just posted on YouTube today:
Send us old men to fight if there has to be war Don’t send the pride of our youth anymore We couldn’t save the world – These kids just might If we give ‘em a chance – Send us old men to fight
The world can get by without old folks like me But we’ve lived long enough not to trust what we see So you’d better put on one hell of a show If you’re gonna convince us it’s our time to go
REFRAIN We couldn’t save the world – These kids just might If we give ‘em a chance – Send us old men to fight
Not as strong or as fast anymore – You can tell But we’re smart and we’re mad and we’re meaner than hell When the blood gets so deep we’re practically swimin’ We need the war finished – Send in the old women! REFRAIN
Let’s agree to a new international rule No sending children fresh out of school Let them live a full live – Flourish and thrive Give no one a gun till they’re ... seventy-five
Send us old men to fight if there has to be war Don’t send the pride of our youth anymore We couldn’t save the world – These kids just might If we give ‘em a chance – Send us old men to fight