I was a mess in my open eyed youth

I grew up thinking

What's good for one, oppresses the other

It's my turn, my life, my way, mine, me



It made me crazy

I couldn't fight it

I couldn't wait to get away

It's a war

With the whole wide world

It's a war

With the boys and girls

It's a war

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change



It's sister and brother, mother and daughter

Father, son, husband, wife, thing



It's drugs, it's hunger

It's race, sex, and government

Any way you look at it, you're part of it, you know it



The wrong inside you, can't get it right

You might as well get on the train



It's a war

With the whole wide world

It's a war

With the boys and girls

It's a war

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change



The screen is so white, and it's so big

It's hard to get over the feeling, you're losing your mind



You offer the usher your ticket

You open your soda, see what guy you're sitting behind



You get excited, the lights go down

You get a > on the plane



It's a war

With the whole wide world

It's a war

With the boys and girls

It's a war

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change



It's a war

All the give and take

It's a war

All the love and hate

It's a war

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change

And nothin's gonna change



Nothin's gonna change

Nothin's gonna change

Nothin's gonna change

Nothin's gonna change