Rock "N" Roll War Songtext
von Steppenwolf

He was barely a man that morning
When he got on that plane
In his pockets some music and pictures of home
A few days later he′s lying in the jungle
Beneath the pouring rain
Listening to songs of freedom
Feeling scared and alone

Can anybody tell me why I'm here?
Where′s the rhyme, where's the reason?
It's all so crazy, it′s madness over here

Just who are we fighting for?
The boys back home, they′re feeling no pain
For they're living and loving
While we are flying, dancing and dying
In this rock and roll war


Everything looked the same that morning
When he came home again
In his baggage some medals and memories of war
But he was different and changed forever
And out of touch with time
Walking the streets of home
He felt lost and alone

Can anybody tell me where I am?
I feel like a stranger
Some call me hero, some have called me names
Some don′t call anymore

I made it home but I'm still in pain
I′m not living or loving
For I'm still flying, living and dying
In that rock and roll war

Tell all my friends I′m feeling better
It's been slow but I'm healing
Through mother earth and father time
I don′t hurt like before
I love a good woman, we have a son
He′s our joy, our salvation
May he never fly in, fighting or dying
Some rock and roll war


Tell everybody I'm doing fine
Yes I′m living and loving
And I'm done flying, living and dying
That rock and roll war
Tell everybody I feel all right
Yes I′m living and loving
For I'm done flying, living and dying
That rock and roll war