Roll out the drumbs of war

Roll up the cover of the killing floor


Roll out the drums of war


And let's speak of things worth fighting for

Roll out the drums of war





Time Comes when everything you ever thought you knew

Comes crashing down and flames rise up in front of you





Roll out the drums of war

Roll back the freedoms that we struggled for


What were those freedoms for?


Let's not talk about it any more

Roll out the drums of war





Whatever you believe the necessary course to be

Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy


Who beats the drums for war?


Even before peace is lost

Who are the profits for?


And who are they who bear the cost


When a country takes the low road to war




Who gives the orders, orders to torture?


Who gets to no bid contract the future?

Who lies, then bombs, then calls it an error?


Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?


Who is the enemy trying to crush us?

Who is the enemy of truth and justice?


Who is the enemy of peace and freedom?


Where are the courts, now when we need them?

Why is impeachment not on the table?


We better stop them while we are able


Roll out the drums of war




Whatever you believe the necessary course to be


Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy

Who took this country to war?


Long before the peace was lost

Who are the profits for?


And who are they who bear the cost

And who lay down their lives?

And who will live with the sacrifice


Of our best and brightest hopes,

The flower of our youth,


Of freedom, and the truth?