I was a mess in my open eyed youth
  I grew up thinking
  What's good for one, oppresses the other
  It's my turn, my life, my way, mine, me
    It made me crazy
  I couldn't fight it
  I couldn't wait to get away
  It's a war
  With the whole wide world
  It's a war
  With the boys and girls
  It's a war
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
    It's sister and brother, mother and daughter
  Father, son, husband, wife, thing
    It's drugs, it's hunger
  It's race, sex, and government
  Any way you look at it, you're part of it, you know it
    The wrong inside you, can't get it right
  You might as well get on the train
    It's a war
  With the whole wide world
  It's a war
  With the boys and girls
  It's a war
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
    The screen is so white, and it's so big
  It's hard to get over the feeling, you're losing your mind
    You offer the usher your ticket
  You open your soda, see what guy you're sitting behind
    You get excited, the lights go down
  You get a > on the plane
    It's a war
  With the whole wide world
  It's a war
  With the boys and girls
  It's a war
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
    It's a war
  All the give and take
  It's a war
  All the love and hate
  It's a war
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
  And nothin's gonna change
    Nothin's gonna change
  Nothin's gonna change
  Nothin's gonna change
  Nothin's gonna change