The General

There was a decorated General with a heart of gold

That likened him to all the stories he told,

Of past battles won and lost

And legends of old

A seasoned veteran in his own time

On the battlefield he gained respectful fame

With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name

He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on hisface

And always urged his men on

But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream

The Old General tossed in his sleep and wrestled with themeaning

He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen

And walked slowly out of his tent

All the men held tall with their chests in the air

With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare

It was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare

Till the old general told them to go home

He said: I have seen the others

And I have discovered

That this fight is not worth fighting

And I've seen their mothers

And I will no other, to follow me where I'm going

So

Take a shower, shine your shoes

You got no time to lose

You are young men you must be living

Take a shower, shine your shoes

You got no time to lose

You are young men you must be living

Go now you are forgiven

But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders

Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders

The General said he would do his own duty but he would extend itno further

The men can go as they pleased

Not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead,

Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said

And the old general was left with his own words echoing in hishead

He then prepared to fight

He said: I have seen the others

And I have discovered

That this fight is not worth fighting

No, And I've seen their mothers

and I will no other

to follow me where I'm going

So

Take a shower shine your shoes

You got no time to lose

You are young men you must be living

So

Take a shower shine your shoes

You got no time to lose

You are young men you must be living

Go now you are forgiven.