Lyrics The General

There was a decorated general with a heart of gold.
That likened him to all the stories he told,
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old,
A seasoned veteran in his own time.

On the battlefield he gained respect and fame,
With many metals of bravery and stripes to his name,
He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face,
And always urged his men on

But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream,
The old general tossed in his sleep,
And wrestled with its meaning,
He awoke from the night,
Just to tell what he had seen,
and walked slowly out of his tent

All the men held tall with their chests in the air,
with courage in their blood and fire in their stare,
and it was a great morning and they all wondered how they would fare,
until the old general told them to go home.

he said:

(chorus)
I have seen the others,
And I have discovered,
That this fight is not worth fighting.
And i have seen their mothers,
And I will no other,
To follow me where I'm going, so:

Take a shower, shine your shoes.
You've got no time to loose,
Your a young man,
you must be livin'

Take a shower, shine your shoes.
You've got no time to loose,
Your a young man,
you must be livin'
Go now, you are forgiven.
(end Chorus)
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But the men held fast,
With their guns on their shoulders,
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders,
The general said he would do his own duty,
But he would extend it no further,
The men could go as the pleased.

Not a man moved, their eyes glazed, straight ahead until one by one they stepped back,
and not a word was said,
And the old general was left with his own words echoing in his head.
He then prepared to fight, he said;

(chorus)

Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven, go.

Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven, go!

Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you are forgiven,
Go now you got to be,
Got to be,
Got to be,
Got to be,
Got to be,
Got to be,
Got to be,
Hey.

yeah.