Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Compulsory Hero, artist - 1927. Date of issue: 13.11.1988
Song language: English
Compulsory Hero |
| Remember the times when we were kids |
| Playing war games in your yard |
| Everybody had to be a hero |
| And get one in the heart |
| Night would fall and we’d call a truce |
| And all go home |
| Years went by we were average guys |
| Playing life by the rule of thumb |
| Till a man came on the TV |
| Talking 'bout war like he wanted one |
| He said «Everybody put your backs to the wall |
| Till your numbers called» |
| You’ve gotta go and be a hero |
| I’ve got a new game for all you boys |
| Its war without a choice |
| Compulsory hero |
| Just try and make it home |
| Grandpa heard the call to all |
| For a war to end all wars |
| And your dad went off to do his bit |
| And he had to go one more |
| You’ve really got no say in it |
| You have to fight |
| And that’s the law |
| You’ve gotta go and be a hero |
| They made a law you had to go fight |
| One more crazy war |
| Compulsory hero |
| Just try and make it home |
| So all that had to be heroes |
| Went off to do their chores |
| None of them really wouldn’t of known |
| How far a bloody war goes |
| They’re dying to make it home |
| Then I think back on all those times |
| Playing war games in your yard |
| Everybody had to be a hero |
| Back then that wasn’t hard |
| Night would fall on the battle zone |
| And we could all go home |
| You had to go and be a hero |
| They made a law that you had to go and fight |
| One more crazy war |
| Compulsory hero |
| Just try and make it home |
| Just try and make it home |
| But whose gonna make it home |