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, (nothin's gonna change)
Nothin's gonna change, (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, (nothin's gonna change)
Nothin's gonna change, (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 the soda, see what guy
You're sitting behind

You get excited, the lights go down
You get it fed on a plate

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, (nothin's gonna change)
And nothin's gonna change, (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, (nothin's gonna change)
And nothin's gonna change, (nothin's gonna change)
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Nothin's gonna change. (x4)