| 10 to 1 Words and Music by Brian Griffin (3-17-81) E A A long time ago in a land far away D E There once was a country in which the people had no say A One day the people got together and said that it won't do D E "We all need some rights and we're gonna get them too" Sick and tired of the misery, the rebels start to fight. Against their oppressors, they are fighting for their rights Build up an offensive, the young boys all leave home They're leaving home to die-put their souls on loan They strike for the city, they strike for the hill They strike for the capital - that old corruption mill But the Army has been called in, they're comin from all sides They ain't gonna leave 'til the rebels have all died The revolution is getting vanquished, it's losing all support The arms have all run out and no new ships are in the port The peasants are all starving, they give up cause they're tired and weak They give up their freedom, their reason to live for just a bite to eat The rebels are surrounded, the Army closes in for the kill The Rebellion has lost its cause, they also lost their wills One by one they fall dead or lie dying in the swill Rotting corpses in the battle of the bloody battlefield The last rebel's in the middle of the battle, shots going by his head He knows he still has to take the hill but all his friends are dead He just had a birthday, he's now 13 years old He kills, maims and takes lives, all the strategies of war Then from up behind him there comes a single shot The side of his head explodes- his blood spills out burning hot Nine more rifles fire into him 'til finally he falls There wasn't much of a body left- no remains at all The Goverment's now in power they have complete control The President and his puppeteers are playing the same old roles The people live in the slums, their dreams are swept away Until the time will come again when the rebels will have their say Cause tomorrow is another day |