THE SMOKIN´ SOCKS

Tell your parents, tell your siblings, tell your friends "Goodbye"
you`re out for something where you`ll never know if you`ll survive or die
The road you`re forced to go now might lead you to your fate
but now there ain`t no choice, you`ve signed your name, too late

And so you`re marchin` off to war
I´m pretty sure you don´t know what you´re really fightin´ for

Foreign country, alien culture you don´t understand
see your comrades slaughtered, your life´s in morons´ hands
Cannon-fodder, just a pawn in their game
the masters of war don´t care about the lives of common men

And so you`re marchin` off to war
I´m pretty sure you don´t know what you´re really fightin´ for

Korea, Vietnam and now the Middle East
always a noble cause they made you to believe
They say you lead this war for freedom and for peace
but all you do is destroy lives to feed their greed

All of you marchin´ off to war
I´m pretty sure you don´t know what you´re really fightin´ for
All of you marchin´ off to war
I´m pretty sure you don´t know what you might be dyin´ for

The last minutes of your life
when you´ll for your mother cry
see the face of your wife
unborn children in her eyes
and you know there´ll be no quarter
hope you´re well prepared to die

All of you marchin´ off to war
I´m pretty sure you don´t know what you´re really fightin´ for
All of you marchin´ off to war
I´m pretty sure you don´t know what you might be dyin´ for

marchin off to war

Some Songs To Remind You ... of a few things we feel are going drastically wrong on this planet.

Politicians worldwide, in collaboration with multi-national, globally acting corporations are deciding the fate of nations, with nothing else in mind than feeding their greed and keeping their hands on the levers of power. There is no social concern left at all. It seems for these complacently ruling people that their cause is justified by any means, even global warfare. In fact it`s nothing new, it`s been going on for decades. But in this time of "Globalisation" the pressure on us ordinary people is growing stronger than it ever was before. This is not a god-given thing, but a man-made situation. Therefore we do not accept it as something that can`t be changed for the better. And with this belief we are not alone. There are many people all over the world thinking alike, engagin` themselves for the betterment of human living-conditions, even under the worst imaginable circumstances. Be it politically, socially, medically, economically or artistically, their work is invaluable and without them things would be even worse than they already are. So please let us all spare a thankful thought for them from time to time. Being musicians, we have the chance to express our thoughts and feelings through our songs. Be it loudly or quietly, it`s always done honestly, whether you do or don`t agree. We`d never pretend our Folk & Roll could ever save your soul, but we do hope to maybe be able to provide some relief and let you feel you`re not alone.