Call Me When You Win The War

when the sky ain't blue and the bills ain't due
and the pigs fly away on a big balloon
when the cake ain't sweet and the sun don't heat
and my mama don't love me no more
call me when you win the war

when the dog don't bark and the knife ain't sharp
and the stove ain't hot and the night ain't dark
when the fire don't smoke and the boat don't float
and they finally go and tell you what for
call me when you win the war

10 days 12 days 20 days thrown away
20 years 30 years doesn't matter anyway
no matter where you're going
1 down 2 down domino the whole town
mind blown headstone flags up on the mantle
no matter where you been
well it never gets better
the shape I'm in

when the seas dry up and they pour them in a cup
slap a big sticker on 'em sell it back to us
when they invent a way of living that a person can afford
when hell freezes over and there ain't no chores
call me when you win the war

when they cure the cold and fill the potholes in the road
when they're honest 'bout the promise that we all been told
when the checks on time and the blame ain't mine
and the killing just makes them bored
call me when you win the war

when the wind don't blow and the snow ain't cold
and the stars don't shine and the time goes slow
when the birds don't chirp and the worms quit dirt
and the rooster don't crow in the morn
call me when you win the war