Carl called... told me they found a little trouble
There after all
Everything had stalled... he told me just the
Other day
That Todd had gone AWOL
In his uniform, a toy soldier since the day he
Was born
He felt a storm... he had a musket and a bottle
And a bugle horn
We've been runnin' for a thousand years
Seeking a rainbow on a trail of tears
Were we warriors or mutineers
I can't even tell anymore
We were soldiers of the same war
We were soldiers of the same war
Sammy said, "I'm not sure if you heard, but
Alicia's dead
She was naked in her bed
She had a pistol and a bible and a marionette"
Sidewalk Joe, he was holding court with Mickey
And Bobby O
He said, "I told you so, Jesus left town a long
Time ago"
We've been fighting for a thousand years
Trading our emotions for some souvenirs
Were we warriors, or mutineers
Just like our fathers before
We were soldiers of the same war
We were soldiers of the same war
Three on a match in the devil's lair
The gutters gut the gutless in a moonlit prayer
I saw them advancing, but I could not seem to
Run
Run away
Me, you ask? I could tell you how we fell so far,
So fast
Running from your past, with a bayonet, a white
Flag
And some photographs
Babe, I'd die for you, and lately it seems like you
Want me to
Yeah you know it's true,
Do you know what the darkness can really do
We've been runnin' for a thousand years
Spinnin' our wheels and grinding gears
Were we warriors or mutineers
I can't even tell anymore
We were soldiers of the same war