Story Behind The Song
Written in response to the war in Iraq 2003.
Song Description
A girl without a future somewhere in the south of America, working a brainless job decided to join the army in hope of going to college. the war brakes out and she has to go to Iraq. It is a song about the lure of the army and government, promising educ
| Song Length |
3:57 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Poignant |
Subject |
War, Country, Nation |
| Similar Artists |
The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
play america
she grew up in a nowhere town
sweet potatoes all around...
ee-i-ee-i-o she sings
sister brother little wings
never gonna fly away
stuck here till her dying day
piggly-wiggly check out girl
dead end trap at the end of the world
?come join the army
we know you want it
you can play ?America?
oh yeah
army college skills for you
paint your life red white and blue?
C
crickets singing to the moon
and she cries like the sea
the fields are asleep
why?d it have to be so soon??
she cries like the sea
tomorrow she?ll leave
bus stop family last good bye
endless highway cracks a smile
not sure who she wants to be
?anyone that?s not like me?
doo-a-doo-a-dum-didi-doo
birth of a soldier who are you?
college gonna have to wait
private, pack it up today
?you?re in the army
act like you want it
time to play ?America?
oh yeah?
deep she takes the deserts breath
shattered dreams, the face of death
soldier singing to the moon
and she cries like the sea
can?t find no sleep
why?d it have to be so soon??
she cries like the sea
how could this be?
Solo
come join the army
we know you want it
you can play ?America?
oh yeah
don?t question what is right and true
paint the world red white and blue
soldier singing to the moon
and she cries like the sea
can?t find no sleep
why?d it have to be so soon??
she cries like the sea
thought she was free?