Country At War

(album: hey Zeus! - 1993)

The wind still blows
God knows how many people are buying tuxedos
People still washing cars

Could this be a country at war?

Leaves turn green, the fever breaks
Leaders never confess their hate
Even alone under the stars

Could this be a country at war?
Could this be a country at war?

Spit still hits the sidewalk
Someone still irons his ties
People still hardly wait in bars

Could this be a country at war?
Could this be a country at war?
Could this be a country at war?

I try to love this country, but it's turned its back
On its sick and hungry, its tired and poor
This must be a country at war
This must be a country at war
Freeway palm trees blazing, TV stations pick up ratings
People out looting stores

This must be a country at war
This must be a country at war
This must be a country at war