50 Ways to Leave a Bad War

Written by: John Patterson on Sep 15, 2007 10:33 AM EDT

..we were on a mission in that
thin-skinned old Humveee
The guys just out in front of us,
they hit an IED
We tried to help them in their struggle
To get free...
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war...

You know it's really not our habit
To attack
But there's a lot of oil buried in Iraq
They had it once before,
and now they want it back
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war
Fifty ways to leave a bad war

You just jump on a ship, Dick
Forget about the Iran plan
You don't need to destroy, Roy
Just set our troops free
Hop on the plane, Jane
No need to complain, James
Just get out of Baghdad
And set em' all free.

You know he came home
having nightmares, wracked with pain
I wish we could go back in time
To change it all again
He said "I appreciate that"
And would you please explain
About the fifty ways
to leave a bad war..
fifty ways to leave a bad war

And in the darkness of that
fallen angel flight
coffins surround you
and you know it isn't right
They felt the kiss of death
as they battled through the night.
There must be fifty ways
To leave a bad war
Fifty ways to leave a bad war


Wrapped up in a bag, Jack
Laid out on a plank, Hank
completely destroyed, Roy
With a tag on your feet.
Missin' a limb Slim
Or shot in the head Fred.
Just one of the wounded, Lee
That's how it can be.

Because

There must be...
fifty ways to leave a bad war...

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