My Mother the War (Live)

she borders the pavement
 flanks avenues
 parades pass white glove attended by
 my mother the war
 she'll raise a shaft
 lift a banner
 toss a rose
 my mother the war
 she's made every effort
 to salvage the few
 bought fourteen liberty bonds
 my mother the war
 mother the war
 she knows every neighbor
 chats at their doors
 compare econosize electric appliances
 my mother the war
 share tea and a seat
 by my cradle with
 my mother the war
 mother the war
 caressing the globe
 touch on his isle
 she wrings hands in pensive waiting
 my mother the war
 haunts her doorway
 begs her postman
 is there word for
 my mother the war
 momentos of distant vigil
 three years each tour
 "hands of god enfold him" prayed
 my mother the war
 mother the war
 in bitter defiance
 she's spitting the corps
 she's wet a brood short league for combat
 my mother the war
 well acquainted with sorrow
 left millions in grief
 my mother the war
 fold
 laced
 carrion
 blood
 soaked
 robes
 mother the war