Neil Young Shock And Awe Lyrics

Shock And Awe Lyrics

Back in the days of shock and awe 

We came to liberate them all 

History was the cruel judge of overconfidence 

Back in the days of
shock and awe 



Back in the days of "mission accomplished" 

Our chief was landing on the deck 

The sun was setting on a golden
photo op 

Back in the days of "mission accomplished" 



Thousands of bodies in the ground 

Brought home in boxes to a trumpet's
sound 

No one sees them coming home that way 

Thousands buried in
the ground 



Thousands of children scarred for life 

Millions
of tears for a soldier's wife 

Both sides are losing now 

Heaven
takes them in 

Thousands of children scarred for life 



We
had a chance to change our mind 

But somehow wisdom was hard to find 

We went with what we knew and now we can't go back 

But we had a chance
to change our mind.