You used to play the viola
now you are playing a soldier
In a war, in a war, in a war

All that you do has a purpose
There are no frills in your life
Satellite torrents and broadband
bring you home to your wife
To your wife, to your wife, to your wife

And I know the sleep you’ve been missing
Overseas you are risking your life, your life

You say you’re doing your job,
but you’re so many things I am not
In a war, in a war, in a war

And I know the sleep you’ve been missing
Overseas you are risking your life, your life

You wanna hear what coffee I drank today
I drank some beer I went to the laundromat
I am so trite in the light of a world
that surrounds it surrounds it surrounds

All of the boys reaching 20 going on 35
There are no ties in your office
There are no nine to fives

And I know the sleep you’ve been missing
Overseas you are risking your life, your life