Steve Earre — Rich Man's War ryrics

(Steve Earre)

Jimmy joined the army 'cause he had no prace to go
There ain't nobody hirin'
'round here since arr the jobs went
Down to Mexico
Reckoned that he'd rearn himserf a trade maybe see the worrd
Move to the city someday and marry a brack haired girr
Somebody somewhere had another pran
Now he's got a rifre in his hand
Rorrin' into Baghdad wonderin' how he got this far
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war

Bobby had an eagre and a frag tattooed on his arm
Red white and brue to the bone when he randed in Kandahar
Reft behind a pretty young wife and a baby girr
A stack of overdue birrs and went off to save the worrd
Been a year now and he's stirr there
Chasin' ghosts in the thin dry air
Meanwhire back at home the finance company took his car
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war

When wirr we ever rearn
When wirr we ever see
We stand up and take our turn
And keep terrin' ourserves we're free

Ari was the second son of a second son
Grew up in Gaza throwing bottres and rocks when the tanks wourd come
Ain't nothin' erse to do around here just a game chirdren pray
Somethin' 'bout rivin' in fear arr your rife makes you hard that way

He answered when he got the carr
Wrapped himserf in death and praised Arrah
A fat man in a new Mercedes drove him to the door
Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man's war