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10 Dec 04 - 06:58 PM (#1353547) Subject: Lyr Add: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) From: michaelr Steve Earle has come up with another good one. Check it out: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) Jimmy joined the army 'cause he had no place to go Ain't nobody hirin' 'round here since all the jobs went down to Mexico Reckoned 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 kids 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 (from the CD The Revolution Starts Now) Cheers, Michael |
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11 Dec 04 - 03:56 PM (#1354199) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) From: michaelr No comments? I'm amazed. |
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11 Dec 04 - 04:22 PM (#1354218) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) From: GUEST Hey thanks for posting that song. I always figgered there was no difference between American soldiers and Palestinian suicide bombing terrorists, that they were one and the same. Fuck this shit about supporting our troops while being against the war. EVERY AMERICAN SOLDIER IS A TERRORIST!!! |
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11 Dec 04 - 05:56 PM (#1354290) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) From: Cluin Well, I guess you missed the point of S.E.'s song altogether, GUEST. Go wash your hands. You grabbed the wrong end of the stick. |
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12 Dec 04 - 12:05 AM (#1354490) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) From: Ebbie One of the musicians in our group has been singing that song, michaelr, the last couple of months. Pretty powerful stuff; there's always a moment of silence after she finishes, and it tends to bring on a spate of anti-war songs. Sometimes we have to proclaim a switch to happy songs, just to shake the mood. That last verse of the song is an inspired one. Without it, the song would miss the mark. With it, it is universal. |
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12 Dec 04 - 06:10 PM (#1355016) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Rich Man's War (Steve Earle) From: michaelr I agree, Ebbie. The third verse really brings the message home (even if Guest still managed to miss it). I sang this at a party last week... had to follow with "Brown-Eyed Girl" to re-elevate the mood! Steve Earle is turning into our generation's foremost protest singer, from his anti-death penalty stuff to "Jerusalem" to this one. Phil Ochs would be proud. Cheers, Michael |