No Way to Live

Welcome to the big show The twisting of tendons The pulling of strings And I look down in my right hand I'm gripping tightly the end of my leash And I look down in my left A small scrap of paper with something I can't read But when I look a little closer Now you're the dust is all I can see Those of us with gods Would you mind asking Where the hell they have been Oh I don't know what's at the end of this Most give all they have to give And that's no way to live Oh my sister has the face of my father And his Purple Heart Yes I love my dad But we have our differences like his love for the flag You pick the size of your shackles This illusion of choice Telling you that you're free And oh, I wish you'd see How you were hung out to dry By your country Oh I know you've got your gods Would you mind asking Where the hell they have been Oh I don't know what's at the end of this You gave all you had to give That's no way to live For those right with god I've lost touch Would you mind asking Where the hell he has been Oh I don't know what at the end of this Most give all they have to give That's no way to live