Let's start a war for the kids
a purpose for which to unite
make them some words they can mince

what they don't know, they won't mind

find them a foe for the fight

and stories to tell as they age
then maybe time will decide
which ones keep, and which ones fade


there's the deepest sleep in my life
from which i am slowly coming to

and every morning, i wait for the news
oh this is, this is post-war blues


make me a means to an end
oh make me an ending in sight
make me insightful again

what i can't see, i can't fight

make me a fire to burn

burn all the letters i wrote
write me a list of concerns
if we are at peace

if we are at ease, i wanna know

there's the deepest sleep in my life

from which i am slowly coming to
and every morning, i wait for the news
oh this is, this is post-war blues


oh this is, this is post-war blues