Big Wreck - War Baby Lyrics
Only the very youngAnd the very beautifulCan be so aloofHanging out with the boysAll swagger and poiseI don't even careWhat other people are thereI just stare and stare and stareI see your shadow in the swimming poolI see your face in the shaving mirrorTime and time and time againI follow your footstepsSo quietly up the backstairsAnd I hope and I prayYou're never going to find me thereSmooth skin and tendernessLong ago on a dark nightWish I could see you once againJust to remember it was trueI want to be still beside youQuiet and still beside youListening to your breathingAnd feeling your warmth againWar baby - you were aWar baby - this meansWar baby - I'm scared, so scaredOf whatever it isYou keep putting me throughI don't think I could standAnother ten years of this fightingAll this stabbing and woundingOnly getting my own backI don't want to batter youTo your feet and knees and elbowsWhen I'm kneeling like a candleAt the foot of my own bedCorresponding disastersEvery night on the TVSickening reality keepsGripping me in its gutsAll my friends talk and jokeAnd laugh about ArmageddonBut like a nightmare it's stillWaiting there atThe end of every dayWar baby - you were aWar baby - this meansWar baby - I'm scared, so scaredOf whatever it is you keep putting me throughI don't think I could stand anotherTen years of this fightingAll this stabbing and woundingOnly getting my own backBut later that same eveningWe were out in the car talkingWhen I suddenly wondered who the hellIt was we were trying to foolCause you were theFirst one that I ever wantedAnd it's you I come home toAt the end of every dayLike a mother-sucking babyDemanding and so helplessA little old balding manAll wrinkles and bulging eyesWar baby - you were aWar baby - well this meansWar baby - I'm scared, so scaredOf whatever it is you keep putting me through
