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Sinéad Oconnor – Drink Before The War Lyrics

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Well, you tell us that were wrong
And you tell us not to sing our song
Nothing we can say will make you see
You got a heart of stone, you can never feel

You say, Oh, Im not afraid, it cant happen to me
Ive lived my life as a good man
Oh no, youre out of your mind, it wont happen to me
Cause Ive carried my weight and Ive been a strong man, yeah-yeah

But listen to the man in the liquor store
Yelling, Anybody want a drink before the war?

And your parents paid you through
You got a nice big car, nothing bothers you
Somebody cut out your eyes, you refuse to see
Ah, somebody cut out your heart, you refuse to feel

And you live in a shell
You create your own hell
You live in the past and talk about war
And you dig your own grave, yeah
But its a life you can save
So stop getting fussed, its not gonna happen

And youll cry but youll never fall, no, no, no
Youre building a wall
Gotta break it down, start again

No, no, no, it wont happen to us
Weve lived our lives
Basically weve been good men

So stop talking of war
Cause you know weve heard it all before
Why dont you go out there
And do something useful

Oh, listen to the man in the liquor store
He yelling, Anybody wanna drink before the war?
Anybody wanna drink before the war?
Anybody wanna drink before the war?