The War Is Over - David Rovics

The President stood in front of the jet planes

The rubble’s all settled and democracy reigns

We’ve defeated their army and taken control

We dropped thousands of bombs, now they’ve taken their toll

The oil’s on fire, just like the blood

Of a billion Muslims dragged through the mud

And the world is safer with the dictator gone

And their lot will improve with our corporate pawn

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The war is over, that’s what he said

Go back to your business, we’ve buried the dead

And the war is over

Fatherless children have taken the street

All that remains is the sting of defeat

Homes are in ruins, cancer is rife

For soldiers and newborns, the end of a life

Kids grown up with just hunger and fear

But lo, behold, the Yankees are here

And now all you people are gonna be free

'Cause this land was made for Chevron and me

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The war is over, that’s what he said

Just turn on your TV, we’ve buried the dead

And the war is over

The government files are all up in flames

His victims of terror, who remembers their names

The past doesn’t matter but the future is bright

As the Exxon refinery lights up the night

History’s looted like the library’s shelves

But we’ll fill them with Bibles and be proud of ourselves

We’ll turn your schools into compounds and make room for us all

If you’re missing your legs you can learn how to crawl

(Chorus)

The war is over, that’s what he said

Forget it all happened, we’ve buried the dead

And the war is over

And the price was worth it, yes we’d do it again

With bombs or with sanctions -- kids, women and men

'Cause we have national interests and they must be met

We will enforce them by treaty or jet

And when time has passed and you’ve had time to rest

We’ll find a new villain 'cause that’s what we do best

Maybe a sultan or a grandson of Mao

But don’t trouble your conscience because as of now

(Chorus)

The war is over, that’s what he said

Just put it behind you, we’ve buried the dead

And the war is over