מילים לשיר General – Dispatch

There was a decorated general with a heart of gold That likened him to all the stories he told
Of past battles won and lost And legends of old A seasoned veteran in his own time
On the battlefield he gained respectful fame
With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
He grew a beard as soon as he could To cover the scars on his face And always urged his men on But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream
The old general tossed in his sleep
And wrestled with its meaning
He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen And walked slowly out of his tent All the men held tall with their chests in the air With a courage in their blood And a fire in their stare
It was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare 'Till the old general told them to go home He said, "I have seen the others And I have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting
And I've seen their mothers And I will no other
To follow me where I'm going.
So take a shower and shine your shoes You've got no time to lose You are young men, you must be living
Take a shower and shine your shoes You've got no time to lose You are young men, you must be living
Go now, you are forgiven." Yeah But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders
The general said he would do his own duty But he would extend it no further
The men could go as they pleased
But not a man moved
Their eyes gazed straight ahead
'Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
The old general was left with his own words
Echoing in his head
He then prepared to fight He said,
"I have seen the others And I have discovered
That this fight is not worth fighting
No, and I've seen their mothers
And I will no other to follow me where I'm going
So take a shower and shine your shoes You've got no time to lose You are young men, you must be living
Take a shower and shine your shoes You've got no time to lose You are young men, you must be living
Go now, you are forgiven." Yeah Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven Go Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven Go oh Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you are forgiven
Go now, you got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be, yeah.