[Intro]
(Ah, one, two, three, four)
[Verse 1]
In an upstairs room in Blackpool
By the side of a northern sea
The army had my father
And my mother was having me
[Chorus]
Military madness
Was killing my country
Solitary sadness
Comes over me
[Verse 2]
And after the school was over
And I moved to the other side
I found another country
But I never lost my pride
[Chorus]
Military madness
Was killing the country
Solitary sadness
Creeps over me
[Verse 3]
And after the wars are over
And the body count is finally filed
I hope The Man discovers
What's driving the people wild
[Chorus]
Military madness
Is killing our country
So much sadness
Between you and me
[Outro]
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
War, war
Military Madness was written by Graham Nash.
Military Madness was produced by Graham Nash.
Graham Nash released Military Madness on Fri May 28 1971.
Nash, from his 2013 autobiography Wild Tales:
“Military Madness” helped to get a lot of things off my chest. England had been bombed by the Germans, and when I moved to America I realized that the same issues were going on in Vietnam. The battle was raging, and I wanted to say something about the m...