will someone explain
kathleen haskard
when i was a young girl jack was my friend
but we’re all grown up now and jack is a man
and he’s gone off to war they say “to defend”
but i want to know is where does it end
will someone explain just who’s crazy who’s sane
in the race to be righter than right
if we’re freer than free all the braver we’ll be
when the flashpoint eclipses the night
what is it worth then the childhood the birth
the struggle that you feel deep inside
and who’s going to win get more grace and less sin
delusions that you’d rather hide
will someone explain just who’s crazy who’s sane
in the race to be righter than right
if we’re freer than free all the braver we’ll be
when the flashpoint eclipses the night
how do you tell when it comes down to selling
your soul for a nickel or a dime
and who then will weep when they slaughter the sheep
that the children first heard of in rhyme
will someone explain just who’s crazy who’s sane
in the race to be righter than right
if we’re freer than free all the braver we’ll be
when the flashpoint eclipses the night
now you’re pushin’ up daisies and who would’ve thought
that you’d give up so easy or that you’d get caught
between the wind and the chill the wave and the foam
and the beam from the lighthouse you’re a long way from home
will someone explain just who’s crazy who’s sane
in the race to be righter than right
if we’re freer than free all the braver we’ll be
when the flashpoint eclipses the night