This Uncivil War

There's a silence on the front lines
 You can cut it with a knife
 You can stay and take your chances
 Or you can run to save your life
 And one side is retreating
 And the other's runnin' scared
 And the drums of war are beating
 Even though it's undeclared
 And both sides say they're winning
 And both sides know they're losing
 And neither one knows what they're fightin' for
 And in the quiet little places
 You can see the little faces
 Huddled right outside the bedroom door
 Praying for an end to this uncivil war
 Papa needs a new job
 So he's swallowing his pride
 Oh, but it don't go down easy
 And it eats him up inside
 And Mama, she don't notice
 Little sister's ragged dress
 Lately she don't notice
 Much of anything I guess
 They're just fightin' off the hunger
 Tryin' to keep from goin' under
 But the wolves just keep on gathering round the door
 There's no place to run for cover
 And so they're turning on each other
 Cause there really ain't no winners anymore
 Just victims in this uncivil war