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Lyrics > D - F > Down By Law > Call to Arms
Call to Arms
(album: Last of the Sharpshooters)
Rejoice in your naivete boy, cause it´s all gone for me
I know we lived on stupid dreams; it was all we had you see
but when the balance totters there´s no time for starry eyes
clear your thoughts to earn the good life and then I´ll call you wise
now in the end I predict that you´ll be just like me
cause only the foolish or the blind don´t want a new t.v.
and you won´t want to haunt the thrift stores when you´re old and gray
you´d better earn a packet now for all those lonely days
I see the fire in your eyes and I wish you all the best
but if you want to stay in my world put all of the that to rest
there it is, I´ve said it, now the rest is up to you
things were great when we were young; now march with me, its through
if you could only see things my way, then you´d know I´m right!
I believe you can hold on and live life in ways you choose
confusion and my desperation are far too dear to lose
if all of this meant nothing then you´ve wasted all that time
but I can´t un-tattoo my life, and that´s the bottom line
I´m not stupid and I know that everyone plays the game
but how far you go on prefab terms is where we´re not the same
don´t want to live my life today for when I´m 65
if we all make it that far, dear god I´ll be surprised
anyway the point is this: I too wish you the best
but when I walk down city streets I don´t feel like the rest
don´t worry; I won´t wave a red flag or march on the city square
somewhere between revolution and you, you´ll find me there
if you could only see things my way, then you´d know I´m right!
