Fred Eaglesmith - Cold War lyrics

During the Cold War My daddy sat at the kitchen table Smokin' cigarettes Starin' out the window During the Cold war He had grease on his coveralls And lines beneath his eyes Where the bombs had fallen He'd drink a couple a beer We'd listen to Johnny Cash on the radio During the Cold War We had a one story house On Mercury and Vine And the blue glow of the television was on all the time His head would nod as he'd fall asleep Upon the kitchen table My mother would clear the dishes During the Cold War We were ten seconds away from blowin' up the world He'd fix those old machines And worry 'bout his sons and my mother never drove a car During the Cold War And when it finally ended There was no parade of heroes There was just a quiet sigh And life went on My mother went away She never came back again And things were never the same as they were During the Cold War