Blood Sweat Tears The Battle Lyrics

The Battle Lyrics

(Steve Katz/Dick Halligan) 







While the king and queen lie sleeping 



And their daughters smile so nice. 



Brothers wait through windows 



And the peasants die for rice. 



And here I'm standing naked 



Laughing madly at the sun. 



Though I wanted to sleep late today 



The Battle's just begun. 







Oh, the Devil in all his wisdom 



The father in all his grace 



The servant's sons are washed in blood 



And the man has run his race 







A moving target looms behind the street where soldiers stood 



Siren screams out desperately 



Like only humans could 



And standing on my balcony 



I watch the battle run 



Yes the war is never over 



But the day is never done 







Oh, the Devil in all his wisdom, 



the father in all his grace, 



The servant's sons are washed in blood 



And the man has run his race. 







Six-white horses like the wind are running, 



Five are far behind 



The captain lost his daughter, 



The sergeant lost his mind. 



The soldiers they still scream for riches 



Even though they swore 



That sons and daughters wouldn't live 



Unless we won the war. 







Oh, the Devil in all his wisdom, 



the father in all his grace, 



The servant's sons are washed in blood 



And the man has run his race.