Hey, Bill, hey, Don
Hey, Roger, hey, Ron
Four Purple Hearts full of war stories
And local-diner black coffee
They laugh, act a fool
Talk some trash, shoot the bull
But they're as sweet as a slice of chess pie
With shrapnel still in their bodies

I couldn't help but sit there
And watch 'em go about
That's when it hit me
They got it figured out

All the wars from now on should be fought by old men
Who are old enough to know better now
Knowing better than back then
They'd set their weapons on thе ground
And crack a couple cold beers
Share Polaroids of their grandkids
Lеt the black powder smoke clear
They'd play cards and shake hands
Make some new friends
All the wars from now on should be fought by old men

Yeah, don't they usually send
Some poor mother's son?
Youth is wasted on the young
Recruit 'em right outta high school
Hell, they won't know any better
They'll fight, yeah, they'll die
And their hometowns will cry
And all that's left is some emptiness
And a shaky handwritten letter
And it's been that way forever

All the wars from now on should be fought by old men
Who are old enough to know better now
Knowing better than back then
They'd set their weapons on the ground
And crack a couple cold beers
Share Polaroids of their grandkids
Let the black powder smoke clear
They'd play cards and shake hands
Make some new friends
All the wars from now on should be fought by old men

There'd be peace on Earth every day
Hey, ain't they the ones that usually start 'em anyway?

All the wars from now on should be fought by old men
Who are old enough to know better now
Knowing better than back then
They'd set their weapons on the ground
And crack a couple cold beers
Share Polaroids of their grandkids
Let the black powder smoke clear
They'd play cards and shake hands
Make some new friends
All the wars from now on
All the wars from now on

(Hello, Ben, it is Monday)
(Almost 11 a. m. and the world is on fire)
(Wake up, Ben, wake, wake up, wake up)