THIS OLD COLD WAR
Bill Clifton

NOW OVER THERE ACROSS THE SEA THEY HAVE ANOTHER WAR
BUT OH I WONDER IF THEY KNOW JUST WHAT THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR
IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

I WAS A SIMPLE COUNTRRY LAD, I LIVED DOWN ON A FARM
I'D HADN'T EVEN KILLED A MAN OR DONE NOBODY HARM
TILL THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

ONE DAY THE SHERRIF CAUGHT ME, SAID COME ALONG MY SON
YOUR UNCLE SAM IS NEEDING YOU TO HELP HIM TOTE A GUN
IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

HE TOOK ME DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE, MY HEAD WAS IN A WHIRL
AND WHEN THOSE DOCTORS PASSED ON ME I WISHED I'D BEEN A GIRL
IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

THEY MARCHED ME OUT TO THE RIFLE RANGE, YOU COULD HEAR THOSE BULLETS SING
I SHOT AND SHOT THAT WHOLE DAY LONG AND NEVER HIT A THING
IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

THE CAPTAIN SAID TO FIRE AT WILL AND I SAID "WHO IS HE"
THAT BLAMED OLD CAPTAIN GOT SO MAD THAT HE TOOK A SHOT AT ME
 IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

AND WHEN WE GOT TO THAT COUNTRY, I COULN'T EVEN SAY ITS NAME
I NEVER SAW THE ENEMY, BUT THEY WERE HIDIN' JUST THE SAME
IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

NOW I AM A SOLDIER, I'LL DO MY LEVEL BEST
JUST TELL ME WHO IS WHO FROM WHOM AND I WILL DO THE REST
IN THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR

I'VE RUN THIS WHOLE WORLD OVER, JUST TRYING TO SAVE A LIFE
WHEN THERE COMES ANOTHER WAR I'LL SEND MY DARLING WIFE
TO THAT WAR, THAT OLD COLD WAR

WELL WARS MAY COME AND WARS MAY GO BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS
THE HARDEST WAR YOU'LL EVER FIGHT IS ONE THAT DON'T EXIST
LIKE THIS WAR, THIS OLD COLD WAR