The 8th song of my 50 songs in 90 days project for 2008.

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Friendly fire is what the military euphemistically called it, when the soldiers got a bit excited and started shooting at people on their own side. Funny how they don't seem to report it much any more.

Hello there, I'm dead
I went overseas to fight this endless war
But they didn't tell me to watch my back
To dodge any rearguard flack
Hello, I'd just like to say
That the battle didn't go my way
So you can chalk me up as another casualty
Of this endless war

I wasn't watching for bullets from behind
I took a bullet from my own side
I chose the hard way to retire
Caught by someone's friendly fire

They call it friendly fire
But what's so friendly about some kid
Scared half to death, with hair-trigger eyes
Doesn't stop to see who's on his side
That's why, I'd just like to say
That I died for nothing today
And I'm just the latest euphemism
In this endless war