Locked in Step

[Intro] Some call me Max… Some call me Mad… Seen the draft letters hit and the whole world turn bad. [Verse 1] Locked in step Boots hit the ground in the dust Sixteen dreams but the draft said “You must” Mama on the porch while the Greyhound rolls west Young guns marchin’ in the government’s vest They call me Max — some call me Mad Seen too many boys come home half-dead Yesterday kings on a skateboard ride Now they march in a line with the fear they hide Hair on the floor and the bus windows blur Yesterday kids now the rifles occur Orders in ink and the engines rev up Another young soul in the war machine’s cup Locked in step [Chorus] And they’re waitin’ for the hammer to fall I hear ’em screamin’ through the hole in the wall In the heat… God help us all God help us all God help us all [Verse 2] Baptized with a blast in the sand Faith in God Not the one who gave the command They call me Max — some call me Mad Watching young lives disappear real fast Dust in the lungs and the sun burn red War drums pound in the back of the head How much blood ’fore they come back home? In our beds while they cry and moan Letters arrive but the voices sound weak War takes years in the span of a week Steel in the sky and the mortars drop Young hearts beat till the beating stop Locked in step [Chorus] And they’re waitin’ for the hammer to fall I hear ’em screamin’ through the hole in the wall In the heat… God help us all God help us all God help us all As we watch the world fall [Outro] none call me Max… Some call me Mad… Seen the draft letters hit and the whole world turn bad. Locked in step Boots hit the ground in the dust Sixteen dreams but the draft said “You must” Mama on the porch while the Greyhound rolls west Young guns marchin’ in the government’s vest Locked in step.