(myles goodwyn) Published by northern goody two tunes, ltd./capac - ascap On a**ignment to the new world They said there'd be more chance for war Missed the shuttle to the main star They promised they'd be back for more, oh yeah Then the warships came without a sound There were at least a hundred of them bearing down Caught in the crossfire Caught in a world insane, lord War of the empire No one will be the same, oh Caught in the crossfire Caught in a new age war, we were I heard somebody say we'd be wasted Under fire we were without defense My buddy said he had a space van A long range cruiser, it was our only chance, oh yeah We could see no way out but one There was no choice but to try and run Caught in the crossfire Caught in a world insane, lord War of the empire No one will be the same, oh Caught in the crossfire Caught in a new age war, we were Odyssey, laser fight One shot, last fight Pa**ed the warships through the neutral zone Our engines sheared the night as we raced for home Caught in the crossfire Caught in a world insane, lord War of the empire No one will be the same, oh Caught in the crossfire Caught in a new age war, we were Caught in the crossfire Caught in a new age war