Arlington's Busy

Well you hardly recall that it's still going on
It's barely recounted in speech or in song
It's not very pleasant so let's move along
Bring me a slice and a coke
And it doesn't seem real is it fiction or fact
Till johnny comes home with a hole in his back
And that doesn't last long as he
Falls through the cracks
The cracks in the great divide.

And arlington's busy and nobody cares
It's not really current so it's not our affair
It's distant intangible and way over the there
Under a foreign sun's glare [x2]
Arlington's busy
Arlington's busy and nobody, nobody cares.

While i was sleepwalking someone got hit
Brought to the groiund like a dog in a pit
Out in afganistan showing true grit
A replacement is heading his way
Funny i just didn't feel anything
But some slight discomfort in this cold northern spring
I need a new coat i've got holes in this thing
The weather's been brutal this year.

And arlington's busy and nobody cares
We're looking at tuscon
When we look for crosshairs
But bullets are flying
And we're not even scared
Every minute we breathe [x2]
Arlington's busy
Arlington's busy and nobody, nobody sees.

Now the rangers were out
Near the pakistan line
In the khost province doing their time
When the second platoon took on enemy fire
And fell into the fog of war
Tillman got hit and went down like a stone
But they covered it up
Like a dog covering a bone
Cos the top brass at home didn't want to admit
By friendly fire he was hit
Rumsfeld and mcchrystal
Were in on the lie
The pr machine was in overdrive
But falsified statements and a nice silver star
Doesn't do it justice by far.

And arlington's busy yeah business is brisk
Not that you'd notice cos ignorance is bliss
Lets send 30 thousand more disposable souls
And pretend that it's making us free [x2]
Arlington's busy
Arlington's busy and always, always will be.