War!   Inside his mind it's '69   Somewhere in Vietnam   Yes, in his head there's millions dead   From guns, grenades, and bombs   For he's the one that feels the thunder   A prisoner of the times   Just trapped alone in a mental shock   And wanting just to die      As evil unfolds before the eyes   The horror of killing another man   One nation under God      For all around him there is pain   So is the wage of sin   The memories on the battlefield   Are buried deep within   For now the future's only past   And broken is this man   Eternally his life was lost   While fighting for his land      As evil unfolds before the eyes   The horror of killing another man   One nation under God      War! Forever there is war! For there is war!   He can thank the USA   For the way he feels today   For there is war! There is war!      I see them all around me   They're all living just to die   Just trying to make their way   And moving on   But nothing stops the torment   Of those days in Vietnam   As the battle in their minds   Is raging on      Shellshocked mindless madmen   For deep inside there is war!      They had the strength of courage   And they had the will to fight   But in the end they learned   Just how to die   And as they live the terror   Of a time so long ago   It's now too late   To save their wasted lives      And so again the music plays   The battle hymn of war   For there is war!   And every night within the dark   Those nightmares comes again   For there is war!      War!      So here's the lesson to be learned   Amongst this grief and pain   And that's in life there's nothing   Worth the hell of war again   So leave the courage to the fire   And vengeance will stay free   And liberty will carry on   For all eternity      As evil unfolds before the eyes   The horror of killing another man   One nation under God      War! Forever there is war! For there is war!