The General Lyrics

Verse 1:

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 respectful fame

With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name

He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face

And bravely urged his men on

But on the eve of a great battle, with the infantry in dream

The old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with it's meaning

He awoke from the night 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 a courage in their blood and a fire in their stare

It was a gray morning and they wondered how they would fare

'Til the old general told them to go home

He said

Bridge:

I have seen the others, and I have discovered

That this fight is not worth fighting

And I've seen their mothers, and I will no other

To follow me where I'm going

So,

Chorus:

Take a shower and shine your shoes

You got no time to lose, you're a young man you must be living

Take a shower and shine your shoes

You got no time to lose, you're a young man you must be living

Go now, you are forgiven

Verse 2:

But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders

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The general said he would do his own duty, but he would extend it no further

The men could go as they pleased

But not a man moved, their eyes gazed straight ahead

'Til 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

Bridge:

I have seen the others, and I have discovered

That this fight is not worth fighting

And I've seen their mothers, and I will no other

To follow me where I'm going

So,

Chorus:

Take a shower and shine your shoes

You got no time to lose, you're a young man you must be living

Take a shower and shine your shoes

You got no time to lose, you're a young man you must be living

Go now, you are forgiven

Bridge 2:

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

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