There's a silence on the front lines
You can cut it with a knife
You can stay and take your chances

Or you can run to save your life
And one side is retreating
And the other's runnin' scared

And the drums of war are beating
Ever through it's undeclared


And both sides say they're winning
And both sides know they're losing
And neither one knows what they're fighting for

And in the quiet little places
You can see the little faces
Huddled right outside the bedroom door

Praying for an end to this uncivil war

Papa needs a new job

So he's swallowing his pride
Oh but it don't go down easy
And it eats him up inside

And mama, she don't notice
Little sister's ragged dress
Lately she don't notice

Much of anything I guess

They're just fightin' off the hunger

Tryin' to keep from goin' under
But the wolves just keep on gatherin' 'round the door
There's no place to run for cover

So they're turning on each other
'Cause there really ain't no winners anymore
Just victims in this uncivil war


There's a silence on the front lines
You can cut it with a knife

You can stay and take your chances
Or you can run to save your life