By Merle Haggard [email protected] 11/20/2004 Suddenly it’s over the war is fin’lly done Soldiers in the desert sand still clingin’ to a gun No-one is the winner an’ everyone must lose Suddenly the war is over: that’s the news Suddenly celebrity is somethin’ back in style Back to runnin’ tabloid for a while               Pain’s almost everywhere the whole world’s got the blues Suddenly the war is over: that’s the news That’s the news that’s the news   That’s the ever-lovin’ blessed headline news Someone’s missin;’ in Modesto an’ it’s sad about the clues Suddenly the war is over: that’s the news Suddenly the cost of war is somethin’ out of sight Lost a lotta heroes in the fight           Politicians do all the talkin’: soldiers pay the dues Suddenly the war is over that’s the news Chorus 2: That’s the news that’s the news That’s the ever-lovin’ blessed headline news Politicians do all the talkin’: soldiers pay the dues Suddenly the war is over that’s the news