Jackson Browne The Drums Of War Lyrics

The Drums Of War Lyrics

Roll out the drumbs of war

Roll up the cover of the killing floor

Roll out the drums of war

And let's speak of things worth fighting
for

Roll out the drums of war



Time Comes when everything you
ever thought you knew

Comes crashing down and flames rise up in front of
you



Roll out the drums of war

Roll back the freedoms that we
struggled for

What were those freedoms for?

Let's not talk about it
any more

Roll out the drums of war



Whatever you believe the
necessary course to be

Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy

Who beats the drums for war?

Even before peace is lost

Who are the
profits for?

And who are they who bear the cost

When a country takes
the low road to war



Who gives the orders, orders to torture?

Who gets to no bid contract the future?

Who lies, then bombs, then
calls it an error?

Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?

Who is
the enemy trying to crush us?

Who is the enemy of truth and justice?

Who is the enemy of peace and freedom?

Where are the courts, now when
we need them?

Why is impeachment not on the table?

We better stop
them while we are able

Roll out the drums of war



Whatever
you believe the necessary course to be

Depends on who you trust to
identify the enemy

Who took this country to war?

Long before the
peace was lost

Who are the profits for?

And who are they who bear
the cost

And who lay down their lives?

And who will live with the
sacrifice

Of our best and brightest hopes,

The flower of our
youth,

Of freedom, and the truth?