Unreasoning Reasons

There are a lot of reasons

folks sign up to go and kill

A paycheck, patriotism,

for glamour or the thrill

But one thing to remember

as you think it through and through

At the end of the day you’re killing

Someone pretty much like you

Johnnie signed up to join the fight

just like his dad and grandpa Lou

Never thought of wrong or right

Just something he had to do

Johnnie’s brother signed up

He had three mouths to feed

There were no jobs in the county

So the Army filled the need

Jimmy lived just down the road

He’d do anything for a thrill

The Marines was the only place

He’d get paid to make a kill

Joe went off to Viet Nam

Because of something called the draft

Wife and baby made no difference

We made him learn the killing craft

Sam dearly loved his country

His heart fluttered with the flag

He left in a brand new uniform

Then returned in a body bag

Mahmod and Kasim loved their land

In endless deserts they would play

Now they too rest in body bags

Manufactured in the good old USA

Yes there are so many reasons

Folks sign up to go and kill

None of these reasons work for me

So I guess I never will