Roll Out the Drums of War - Jackson Browne

[godai]

Run time: 06:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc-i98oNQ5Y   Posted on YouTube: September 11, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 26, 2008 By DU Member: godai Views on DU: 874

 
Roll out the drums of war
Roll up the cover of the killing floor
Roll out the drums of war
And let's speak of things worth fighting for
Roll out the drums of war

Time Comes when everything you ever thought you knew
Comes crashing down and flames rise up in front of you

Roll out the drums of war
Roll back the freedoms that we struggled for
What were those freedoms for?
Let's not talk about it any more
Roll out the drums of war

Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
Who beats the drums for war?
Even before peace is lost
Who are the profits for?
And who are they who bear the cost
When a country takes the low road to war

Who gives the orders, orders to torture?
Who gets to no bid contract the future?
Who lies, then bombs, then calls it an error?
Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?
Who is the enemy trying to crush us?
Who is the enemy of truth and justice?
Who is the enemy of peace and freedom?
Where are the courts, now when we need them?
Why is impeachment not on the table?
We better stop them while we are able
Roll out the drums of war

Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
Who took this country to war?
Long before the peace was lost
Who are the profits for?
And who are they who bear the cost
And who lay down their lives?
And who will live with the sacrifice
Of our best and brightest hopes,
The flower of our youth,
Of freedom, and the truth?

[LaurenG]

1. Wow - Excellent song!

This stanza breaks my heart

"Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
Who took this country to war?
Long before the peace was lost
Who are the profits for?
And who are they who bear the cost
And who lay down their lives?
And who will live with the sacrifice
Of our best and brightest hopes,
The flower of our youth,
Of freedom, and the truth?"

And this question deserves an answer
"Why is impeachment not on the table?
We better stop them while we are able"

[frogbison]

2. Saturday

Saturday the Bob Edwards' Weekend Edition, on your local PBS radio station, will have an interview with Jackson Browne.

[proud patriot]

3. is this a new cd ?

I want it

[godai]

4. Yes, Time the Conqueror

http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/

You can listen to all the new songs at the link.

[LaurenG]

5. I hate that this song may be missed so I'm kicking

:kick: