Shock and Awe

Back in the days of shock and awe

We came to liberate them all

History was the cruel judge of over-confidence

Back in the days of shock and awe

Back in the days of "mission accomplished"

Our chief was landing on the deck

The sun was setting on a golden photo op

Back in the days of "mission accomplished"

Thousands of bodies in the ground

Brought home in boxes to a trumpet's sound

No one sees them coming home that way

Thousands buried in the ground

Thousands of children scarred for life

Millions of tears for a soldier's wife

Both sides are losing now

Heaven takes them in

Thousands of children scarred for life

We had a chance to change out mind

But some how wisdom was hard to find

We went with what we knew and now we can't go back

But we had a chance to change our mind.