The Fireside

You won't miss the water 'til the well runs dry
 Can't appreciate the taste with a bountiful supply
 Don't know what it's like to live until you barely survive
 I don't know what it's like to feel alive
 And if you're dumb enough to witness
 This insipid, wasteful christening
 You're dumb enough to listen
 When they say the water's glistening
 And as you scrape the bottom of this desiccated hole
 You're told the water's rising
 And the well's completely full
 But it's not without its comforts
 Like an aching in your side
 If you can tolerate the thirst
 The thirst eventually subsides
 (It will run its course) overextended, underprepared
 (It's almost over) what was the time that death was declared?
 (It can't get worse) and every day now, it's getting worse
 (This is full disclosure) year after year, verse after verse
 Overextended and under the gun
 Under the gun
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 Put your faith in god, but keep your powder dry
 'Cause god sends nuts to those that have no teeth
 Love the son, spoil the rod, make sure it's satisfied
 Cut the ground from underneath your feet
 Because we're mired in the depths of this
 What we're told is a chrysalis
 We're eager for the blissful kiss of death
 Because the fireside chats are comforting
 While the population's wondering
 If suffering's not the only option left
 If suffering's not the only option left
 (It will run its course) overextended, underprepared
 (It's almost over) what was the time that death was declared?
 (It can't get worse) and every day now, it's getting worse
 (This is full disclosure) year after year, verse after verse
 Overextended and under the gun
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 And when they came for the crib
 They came for the table and the drapes on the walls
 They came for the clothes on the backs of my kids
 My god, they came for it all
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 Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind
 Ghost town, ghost country
 No sign of the sleeping
 And all we needed was a reason
 Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind
 Ghost town, ghost country
 No sign of the sleeping
 And all we needed was a reason
 Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind
 Ghost town, ghost country
 No sign of the sleeping
 And all we needed was a reason
 Ten years in a body bag, waiting in the wings
 No god, no country
 No sign of the sleeping
 And all we needed was a reason and you gave us one
 I've got a job for every able-bodied man
 Munition factories for women and children
 And all we needed was a reason and you gave us one
 You gave us one
 I've got a job for every able-bodied man
 Munition factories for women and children
 And all we needed was a reason and you gave us one
 You gave us one
 Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind
 Ghost town, ghost country
 No sign of the sleeping
 And all we needed was a reason