Compulsory Hero Lyrics

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Compulsory Hero Lyrics by 1927

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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

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