CHARLIE BOY, DON'T GO TO WAR,
FIRST BORN IN '44
KENNEDY MADE HIM BELIEVE
WE COULD DO MUCH MORE
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
AND LILLIAN, DON'T HANG YOUR HEAD,
LOVE SHOULD MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD
IN UNIFORM YOU RAISED A MAN,
WHO VOLUNTEERED TO STAND
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
PLAY THE BUGLE, PLAY THE TAPS
MAKE YOUR MOTHERS PROUD
RAISE YOUR RIFLES TO THE SKY, BOYS
FIRE THAT VOLLEY LOUD
NEWS WAS BAD ON UPLAND AVE.,
METUCHEN MOURN OUR LOSS
SONS REBELLED, WHILE FATHERS YELLED,
AND MOTHERS CLUTCHED THE CROSS
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
PLAY THE BUGLE, PLAY THE TAPS
MAKE YOUR FATHERS PROUD
RAISE YOUR RIFLES TO THE SKY, BOYS
FIRE THAT VOLLEY LOUD

I FEEL HER FILTH IN MY BONES
WASH OFF MY HANDS 'TIL IT’S GONE
THE WALLS THEY’RE CLOSING IN
WITH VELVET CURTAINS
SOME LOVE WAS MADE FOR THE LIGHTS
SOME KISS YOUR CHEEK AND GOODNIGHT
LIFT UP A RED HIGH HEEL
LOCK UP YOUR DOORS WITH STEEL
THEY’RE MAKIN' NOISE IN MY STREET
MY BLINDS ARE DRAWN I CAN’T SEE
SMASHED IN MY CAR WINDOW
DIDN’T TOUCH THE STEREO
SLOW IT DOWN, ANGIE COME BACK TO BED
REST YOUR ARMS, AND REST YOUR LEGS
ACT LIKE YOU’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
SMILE LESS AND DRESS UP SOME MORE
TIE UP YOUR SCARF REAL TIGHT
THESE BOYS ARE OUT FOR BLOOD TONIGHT
SLOW IT DOWN, ANGIE COME BACK TO BED
REST YOUR ARMS, AND REST YOUR LEGS
AND WHEN SHE STOOD, SHE STOOD TALL
SHE’LL MAKE A FOOL OF YOU ALL
DON’T ASK FOR CIGARETTES
SHE AIN’T GOT NOTHIN' LEFT FOR YOU
I NEVER, SHE NEVER, WE NEVER LOOKED BACK
THAT WASN’T WHAT WE WERE GOOD AT
AND WHEN IT CAME TO LOVE
WE WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH UH HUH
SLOW IT DOWN, ANGIE COME BACK TO BED
REST YOUR ARMS, AND REST YOUR LEGS
DON’T YOU FROWN WHEN YOU’RE FEELIN' LIKE THAT
ONLY LOVE CAN DIG YOU OUT OF THIS

GLORIA, I SMELL IT ON YOUR BREATH
GLORIA, BOOZE AND PEPPERMINT
GLORIA, NO ONE SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
GLORIA, THEY FOUND YOU ON THE FLOOR
GLORIA, MY HAND WAS TIED TO YOURS
AND, GLORIA, DID YOU FINALLY SEE THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?
DID YOU KNOW ME WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THEN?
I COULD TAKE THE WHOLE WORLD WITH ME
I WOULD FIND MYSELF FEELIN' ALONE
HEAVEN, HELP ME NOW, HEAVEN, SHOW THE WAY
GET ME BACK ON MY OWN TWO FEET
I WOULD LIE AWAKE AND PRAY YOU DON'T LIE AWAKE FOR ME
OH-OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH-OH, OH
GLORIA, YOU CRAWLED UP ON YOUR CROSS
GLORIA, YOU MADE US SIT AND WATCH
GLORIA, NO ONE SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
HEAVEN, HELP ME NOW (HEY, HEY), HEAVEN, SHOW THE WAY (HEAVEN, SHOW)
GET ME BACK ON MY OWN TWO FEET
I WOULD LIE AWAKE AND PRAY YOU DON'T LIE AWAKE FOR ME
EVERY NIGHT AWAY (EVERY NIGHT), EVERY DAY ALONE (EVERY DAY)
GET ME BACK ON MY OWN TWO FEET
I WOULD LIE AWAKE AND PRAY YOU DON'T LIE AWAKE FOR ME
OH-OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH-OH, OH
GLORIA, WILL YOU JUST DECIDE?
GLORIA, THERE'S EASIER WAYS TO DIE
GLORIA, HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH?

SOME OF US LOVE TO THINK OF LIFE AS A GAME
OTHERS ARE BORN INTO THE ROYALTY AND CAN NEVER BEHAVE
SOME FIND A FREEDOM LOCKING MEN IN A CAGE, OH NO
SOME PRIEST INSISTED IT'S A TEST OF THE FAITH
AND ONLY HOLY DEVOTION CAN KEEP THE DEVILS AWAY
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT A MAN CAN PRAY, OH NO
OH, MY LOVE
OH, MY LOVE
SPARE MY BLOOD
SPARE MY BLOOD
I SAW THE FOOTPRINTS IN THE WHITE OF THE SNOW
I COUNTED THOUSANDS AND I WAS JUST A RIDER ALONE
EIGHTEEN DEGREES AND EIGHTY MILES FROM HOME, OH NO
WE BUILT A WALL TO KEEP THE DEVILS AT BAY
A DISTANT ARMY WAS MARCHING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE DAY
I SWORE AN OATH AND WITH MY LIFE I WOULD PAY, OH NO
OH, MY LOVE
OH, MY LOVE
SPARE MY BLOOD
NIGHTSHADE, WON'T YOU TAKE ME AWAY?
AND I CAN HOLD MY BREATH FOR ANOTHER DAY
BUT IT WAS ALL, IT WAS ALL FOR THE THRONE
WE WERE SURROUNDED AND THE ENDING WAS NEAR
ALL OF THE SUDDEN, A RANGER ARRIVED, A SAVIOR APPEARED
MADE IT TO SAFETY, BUT THE DEVIL WAS HERE, OH NO
OH, MY LOVE
NIGHTSHADE, WON'T YOU TAKE ME AWAY?
AND I CAN HOLD MY BREATH FOR ANOTHER DAY
BUT IT WAS ALL, IT WAS ALL FOR THE THRONE