War -- Edwin Starr

War... Huh.. What is it good for?  Absolutely nothing!  Uhuh... uhuh...!
War... Huh...What it is good for? Absolutely nothing!  Say it again y'all
War... Huh... Look out!  What is it good for?  Absolutely nothing!
Listen to me - AAH!  War I despise  'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives  War means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes
When their sons go out to fight and lose their lives

(**)   War... Huh... Good God y'all   What it is good for?
Absolutely nothing!  Say it again   Lord, Lord.. What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing!  Listen to me:

It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker   Friend only to the undertaker
War is the enemy of all mankind   The thought of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest within the younger generations
Induction then destruction   Who wants to die?

(**) 

It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker  Got one friend, thats the undertaker
War has shattered many young men's dreams   Made him disabled, bitter and mean  Life is but too surely precious, to spend fighting wars each day
War can't give life, it can only take it away!

(**)  

It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker   Friend only to the undertaker
Peace, love and understanding tell me,
is there a place for these today? They say we must fight to keep our

freedom,  but Lord knows there's got to be a better way

(**)    

This is a protest song about the Vietnam war, although it makes a broader statement of the need for harmony in our everyday lives. This was one of the first Motown songs to make a political statement. The label had always been focused on making hit songs, but around this time Motown artists like The Temptations and Marvin Gaye started releasing songs with social commentary, many of which were written by Whitfield.            (songfacts)

         

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