Just Like Herman Hesse - Graham Parker

    They took their kids in their teenage years
    Fitted them out with combat gear,
    Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away
    Some came home their pants in creases
    Some came home in bits and pieces
    The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day

    'Cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly
    They have short memories, now it's gone
    They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver
    They have short memories, now it's gone

    My Daddy was in Nicosea, Egypt and North Korea
    He came back to a good career, shovelling coal
    I was just the village lout I never got my finger out
    I never wanted for anything still I broke and entered and stole

    You can't stop a train or catch the rain drops
    As they come falling
    Sure there'll be another war
    Sure as sure the call-up will come calling
    They took their kids in their teenage years
    Gave them a God that they could fear
    Said they could kill but not drink beer
    And sent them away
    Some came home in a body bag
    Some came home wrapped in a flags
    And on each toe there hung a tag saying there'll be more someday

    'Cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly
    They have short memories, now it's gone
    They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver
    They have short memories, now it's gone
    ...now it's gone, now it's gone, now it's gone
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