The War Drags On Lyrics - Donovan Leitch

Let me tell you the story of a soldier named Dan 

Went out to fight the good fight in South Vietnam 

Went out to fight for peace, liberty and all 

Went out to fight for equality, hope, let's go 

And the war drags on 

Found himself involved in a sea of blood and bones 

Millions without faces, without hope and without homes 

And the guns they grew louder as they made dust out of bones 

That the flesh had long since left just as the people left their homes 

And the war drags on 

They're just there to try and make the people free 

But the way that they're doin' it, it don't seem like that to me 

Just more blood letting and misery and tears 

That this poor country's known for the last twenty years 

And the war drags on 

Last night, poor Dan had a nightmare it seems 

One kept occurrin' and reoccurrin' in his dreams 

Cities full of people burnin', screamin', shoutin' loud 

And right there overhead, a great orange mushroom cloud 

And there's no more war 

For there's no, no more world 

And the tears come streaming down 

Yes, I lie crying on the ground