Alone away from the great cities
Back in the heartland
Back to the life you've always known
Alone with your traumatic stress
"Thank you for your service"
We live lives of Silent desperation
Feel the walls closing in, the sand through the glass
Little pills for the back pain
But the VA is running out
The boy with the heroin is so much cheaper
You've known him your whole life
We live lives of unquiet desperation
Feel the walls closing in, the sand through the glass
Enough to numb the pain and then back to work
Living lives of unquiet desperation
The Gun or the Needle
We've been here our whole lives