Jen Cass: Music
Dear Mr. President
Dear Mr. President
I know you probably won’t read this
It’s an election year
And the troops over here
You don’t need us
You said the war here is over
But more of us die every day
And I don’t know why we are fighting
Is it all just a lie anyway?
Like they say…
See, Mr. President
I’ve got a wife in Wisconsin
Though I write every day
I’ve been so long away
I’ve forgotten
When I close my eyes I can’t see her
It’s only this war in my head
And I try to bury my fear
But I always carry the dead
Carry them home…
CHORUS:
And I have seen better men
Fight to the bitter end
Following orders from you
And I don’t think it’s treason
To ask for a reason
When nothing you’ve told us is true
Please, Mr. President
I love my country completely
I signed up to serve
And I think I deserve what I’m seeking
Am I just a photo op to you?
A powerful resource to spend?
A Thanksgiving stunt for the papers?
A means to a personal end?
Oh let this end…
REPEAT CHORUS:
‘Cause I have seen better men
Fight to the bitter end
Following orders from you
And I don’t think it’s treason
To ask for a reason
When nothing you’ve told us is true
Dear Mr. President
I know you probably won’t read this