Within Our House Lyrics - Gary Brooker

So many came before you 

The prisoners of fate 

A history of bloodshed 

A legacy of hate. 

But where will you be standing 

When the battles have been won? 

Inside your lonely fortress 

The battles just begun. 

After the war 

who will you be fighting for? 

After the war is over. 

After the fire is burning 

To its dying embers 

after the war. 

A letter from the draft board 

Put paid to all your dreams 

You're just another number 

In military schemes. 

They marched you in a uniform 

You wore against your will 

With lies of hope and glory 

They taught you how to kill. 

After the war 

Who will you be fighting for? 

After the war is over 

You thought you'd be a hero 

After all that survived 

If hell was meant for heroes 

Then surely you've arrived. 

After the war 

After the war 

After the war 

Who will you be fighting for? 

After the war 

Who will you be fighting for? 

After the fire is burning 

To its dying embers 

After the war.