[Verse 1] In an upstairs room in Blackpool By the side of a northern sea The army had my father And my mother was having me [Chorus] Military madness was killing the country Solitary sadness creeps over me                  [Verse 2] And after the school was over And I moved to the other side I found another country But I never lost my pride [Chorus] Military madness was killing the country Solitary sadness creeps over me                  [Verse 3] And after the wars are over And the body count is finally filed I hope The Man discovers What’s driving the people wild [Chorus] Military madness is killing our country So much sadness between you and me                  [Outro] War war war war War war war war War war war war War war war war War war war war