I wish I didn't have to go to war

from Diversity of tactics by Lee Brickley

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I wish I didn't have to go to war
I wish there was something left here
But there'll be boots outside the door
If I sit and wait 'til next year
Because the Right is on the rise
And the only thing that stops them
Is people with hearts and minds
Willing to rid this world of them

This here is the game we have to play
Every person deserves freedom
I only wish there was another way
But there clearly isn't
So I must stand up and be counted
Take my place in history
With a million other comrades
Who risked it all to secure victory

I wish I didn't have to go to war
I wish I didn't have to leave you all
I wish that I could stay another day
But this time there just is no other way

I wish I didn't have to go to war
'cuz I don't want to see the horror
Of all those bodies lying on the floor
And all those crying mothers
But there's no way I'll back down
I cannot accept failure
No more Fascists marching through my town
No more racists or class traitors

Maybe everyone will cheer?
Maybe everyone will hate me?
But I'll keep pushing through the fear
'cuz I know history will absolve me

I wish I didn't have to go to war
I wish I didn't have to leave you all
I wish that I could stay another day
But this time there just is no other way

I wish I didn't have to go to war
I wish I didn't have to leave you all
I wish that I could stay another day
But this time there just is no other way

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from Diversity of tactics, released May 2, 2020

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