This Uncivil War Lyrics - Emotion - Martina Mcbride

(Gretchen Peters) 

There's a silence on the front lines 

You can cut it with a knife 

You can stay and take your changes 

Or you can run to save your life 

And one side is retreating 

And the other's runnin scared 

And the drums of war are beating 

Ever through its undeclared 

And both sides say they're winning 

And both sides know they're losing 

And neither one knows that they're fighting for 

And in the quiet little places 

You can see the little faced 

Huddled right outside the bedroom door 

Praying for an end to this uncivil war 

Papa needs a new job 

So he's swallowing his pride 

Oh, but it don't go down easy 

And it eats him up inside 

And mama, she don't notice 

Little sister's ragged dress 

Lately she don't notice 

Much of anything 

I guess 

Both sides say they're winning 

And both sides know they're losing 

And neither one knows that they're fighting for 

And in the quiet little places 

You can see the little faced 

Huddled right outside the bedroom door 

Praying for an end to this uncivil war 

They're just fightin off the hunger 

Tryin to keep from goin under 

But the wolves just keep on 

Gatherin' round the door 

There's no place to run for cover 

So they're turning on each other 

Cause there really ain't no winners anymore 

Just victims of this uncivil war 

There's a silence on the front life's 

You can cut it with a knife 

You can stay and take your chances 

Or you can run to save your life