Marti's Last Stand

Marti was a fightin' man
 Whose story should be told
 He was a son of circumstance
 He couldn't quite control
 His father gave him pellet guns
 And plastic hand grenades
 Had him marching up and down
 Like he was on parade
 Marti was a fightin' boy
 His parents made it clear
 Military college was his home
 For seven years
 They'd make a soldier out of him
 No matter what the price
 He said he was a pacifist
 They called it cowardice
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 All I ever wanted to be was
 Left alone to live in peace
 But nobody would ever listen to me
 They forced a gun into my hands and
 Told me what to do with it
 Nobody would ever listen to me
 Marti was a fightin' man
 On graduation day
 Splendid in his uniform
 He smartly marched away
 And when the call to action came
 In battle he did rise
 Dodging blood and bullets and
 Indoctrinated lies
 Marti was a fightin' man
 The enemy was sure
 Both had drawn their guns
 And after that it was a blur
 Marti was the faster draw
 But purposely shot wide
 Peace to you my friend
 Was all he said before he died
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 What is this world we've left our
 Sons and daughters now
 So full of hatred pain
 Hipocrisy and power
 We would not listen
 When they told us how they felt
 And so by God I hope we're happy now
 Marti was a fightin' man
 The eulogy was read
 Served his country well
 A brave young man is what they said
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 What is this world we've left our
 Sons and daughters now
 So full of hatred pain
 Hipocrisy and power
 It's time we listen
 To the things they have to say
 By God I hope it's
 Not too late to change