David Rovics - War Is Over lyrics

The President stood in front of the jet planes The rubble's all settled and democracy reigns We've defeated their army and taken control We dropped thousands of bombs, now they've taken their toll The oil's on fire, just like the blood Of a billion m**ms dragged through the mud And the world is safer with the dictator gone And their lot will improve with our corporate pawn (Chorus) The war is over, that's what he said Go back to your business, we've buried the dead And the war is over Fatherless children have taken the street All that remains is the sting of defeat Homes are in ruins, cancer is rife For soldiers and newborns, the end of a life Kids grown up with just hunger and fear But lo, behold, the Yankees are here And now all you people are gonna be free 'Cause this land was made for Chevron and me (Chorus) The war is over, that's what he said Just turn on your TV, we've buried the dead And the war is over The government files are all up in flames His victims of terror, who remembers their names The past doesn't matter but the future is bright As the Exxon refinery lights up the night History's looted like the library's shelves But we'll fill them with Bibles and be proud of ourselves We'll turn your schools into compounds and make room for us all If you're missing your legs you can learn how to crawl (Chorus) The war is over, that's what he said Forget it all happened, we've buried the dead And the war is over And the price was worth it, yes we'd do it again With bombs or with sanctions -- kids, women and men 'Cause we have national interests and they must be met We will enforce them by treaty or jet And when time has pa**ed and you've had time to rest We'll find a new villain 'cause that's what we do best Maybe a sultan or a grandson of Mao But don't trouble your conscience because as of now (Chorus) The war is over, that's what he said Just put it behind you, we've buried the dead And the war is over