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   Nothi