Compulsory Hero

Remember the times when we were kids Playing

war games in your yard Everybody had to

be a hero And get one in the

heart Night would fall and we'd call a

truce And all go home Years went by

we were average guys Playing life by the

rule of thumb Till a man came on

the tv Talking 'bout war like he wanted

one He said "everybody put your backs to

the wall Till your numbers called" You've gotta

go and be a hero I've got a

new game for all you boys Its war

without a choice Compulsory hero Just try and

make it home Grandpa heard the call to

all For a war to end all wars

And your dad went off to do his

bit And he had to go one more

You've really got no say in it You

have to fight And thats the law You've

gotta go and be a hero They made

a law you had to go fight One

more crazy war Compulsory hero Just try and

make it home So all that had to

be heroes Went off to do their chores

None of them really wouldn't of known How

far a bloody war goes They're dying to

make it home Then i think back on

all those times Playing war games in your

yard Everybody had to be a hero Back

then that wasn't hard Night would fall on

the battle zone And we could all go

home You had to go and be a

hero They made a law that you had

to go and fight One more crazy war

Compulsory hero Just try and make it home

Just try and make it home But whose

gonna make it home