Rich Man's War Lyrics - Steve Earle

Jimmy joined the army â??cause he had no place to go 

There ain't nobody hirin' 

'Round here since all the jobs went 

Down to Mexico 

Reckoned that he'd learn himself a trade maybe see the world 

Move to the city someday and marry a black haired girl 

Somebody somewhere had another plan 

Now he's got a rifle in his hand 

Rollin' into Baghdad wonderin' how he got this far 

Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war 

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Bobby had an eagle and a flag tattooed on his arm 

Red white and blue to the bone when he landed in Kandahar 

Left behind a pretty young wife and a baby girl 

A stack of overdue bills and went off to save the world 

Been a year now and he's still there 

Chasin' ghosts in the thin dry air 

Meanwhile back at home the finance company took his car 

Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war 

When will we ever learn 

When will we ever see 

We stand up and take our turn 

And keep tellin' ourselves we're free 

Ali was the second son of a second son 

Grew up in Gaza throwing bottles and rocks when the tanks would come 

Ain't nothin' else to do around here just a game children play 

Somethin' 'bout livin' in fear all your life makes you hard that way 

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He answered when he got the call 

Wrapped himself in death and praised Allah 

A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door 

Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war