Street Dogs Follow

In the recess of Babylon I try to see some hope
Laugh that off again as I light another smoke
Hear echo laughs of brother friend throughout in theater time
Windy city pity fades away I find no peace of mind
So away to the VA they say can't bring myself to go
You got to talk it out my friend the bottle she says no
Again they say it's not too late to purge your psyche slate
Rather stare into the barrel of my loaded 38

We are your crooked drunken sons
We don't answer to anyone
Thought the war was over
But a new one just begun

What we all went through has changed us all for good
Made us old before our time like our fathers knew it would
Seen so many brothers cut down in their prime
Drinks brings back the replay almost every single night
Delilah's turn to sadr city everytime I go
Campaign debates they always end in screams or body blows
Get tossed out and move onto another haunt to try
Still bleeding on the southside out of my fucking mind

We are your crooked drunken sons
We don't answer to anyone
Thought the war was over
But a new one just begun

Hey you only know if you go inside a combat zone
Otherwise just shout your mouth and leave my ears alone
Got no time for experts who never packed the gear
Rear echelon pogues who stay back in the rear
I open up just to shut it down
Been home for quite a while a stranger in chi-town
Getting worse this irish curse the glass is o so dry
I am dead on the inside out of my fucking mind

We are your crooked drunken sons
We don't answer to anyone
Thought the war was over
But a new one just begun
We are your crooked drunken sons
So much is lost and never won
Thought the war was over but a new one just begun

You don't understand me
You can't understand me
Don't you psycho analyze me
Don't you dare criticize me
You don't understand
You won't understand
Throw no pity my way
Will bear and grin it my way
The hows and the whys
Who lives and who dies
Haunts me to the very core
Can't take it anymore
Can't take it anymore

We are your crooked drunken sons
We don't answer to anyone
Thought the war was over
But a new one just begun
We are your crooked drunken sons
So much is lost and never won
Thought the war was over but a new one just begun
I thought the war was over but a new one just begun