I Don't Want To Be A Hero -- Johnny Hates Jazz -- Lyrics

I Don't Want To Be A Hero -- Johnny Hates Jazz

Charted: 1988
Peaked at #31
Virgin -- 99304
From the album "Turn Back The Clock"
Written by Clark Datchler
B-Side "The Cage"
45 RPM -- 3:27

Oh, send me off to war
With a gun in my hand
But, I won't pull the trigger
Our destiny is here
'Neath the red, white and blue
So lead me to the slaughter

Now don't be afraid
Come and join the parade
For the ultimate in sacrifice
It's an old fashioned story
Of hope and of glory
A ticket for taking a life

Chorus:
I, I don't want to be a hero
I don't want to die for you
I don't want to be a hero, no

Oh, send me off to war
In a far away land
I never knew existed
Subject me to the truth
To the horror and pain
Until my mind is twisted

Will you put me in jail
For a murder I will not commit
'Cause, you don't understand
'Til there's blood on your hands
That it's time to forget and forgive

Chorus

And those who return
Come back only to learn
That they're hated by those who they love
'Cause, you're not satisfied
'Til the thousand will die
And your anger is paint for blood

Chorus x 3