Roll out the drumbs of war
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Roll up the cover of the killing floor
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Roll out the drums of war
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And let's speak of things worth fighting for
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Roll out the drums of war
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Time comes when everything you ever thought you knew
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Comes crashing down and flames rise up in front of you
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Roll out the drums of war
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Roll back the freedoms that we struggled for
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What were those freedoms for?
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Let's not talk about it any more
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Roll out the drums of war
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Roll out the drums of war
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If you know what your freedom's for
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Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
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Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
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Who beats the drums for war?
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Even before peace is lost
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Who are the profits for?
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And who are they who bear the cost
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When a country takes the low road to war
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Who gives the orders, orders to torture?
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Who gets to no bid contract the future?
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Who lies, then bombs, then calls it an error?
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Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?
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Who is the enemy trying to crush us?
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Who is the enemy of truth and justice?
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Who is the enemy of peace and freedom?
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Where are the courts, now when we need them?
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Why is impeachment not on the table?
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We better stop them while we are able
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Roll out the drums of war
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Roll out the drums of war
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If you know what your freedom's for
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Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
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Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
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Who took this country to war?
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Long before the peace was lost
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Who are the profits for?
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And who are they who bear the cost
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And who lay down their lives?
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And who will live with the sacrifice
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Of our best and brightest hopes,
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The flower of our youth,
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Of freedom, and the truth?
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The Drums Of War
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| Jackson Browne |
