The Flaming Lips - Us And Them lyrics

Us and them And after all we're only ordinary men Me and you God only knows it's not what we would choose to do Forward he cried from the rear And the front rank died And the General sat, and the lines on the map Moved from side to side Black and blue And who knows which is which and who is who Up and down And in the end it's only 'round and 'round and 'round "Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?" The poster bearer cried "Listen son," said the man with the gun "There's room for you inside." Down and out It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about Get out of the way, it's a busy day And I've got things on my mind For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died