Listen up and I'll tell you what you'll do, forget about music and alcohol too.
Forget about yer baby, we've got other work for you.
Better drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to rise and shine.
There's one less cause in the world to be living for.

It was back in '39 when I was one year old,
sitting by the backyard fence and the world had turned to cold.
Drink yer glasses empty now was all that they were told,
drink yer glasses girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky
to the tune of thunder, there's no time to wonder why.

We'd love to take life over, that is plain, forget about sorrow, forget about pain.
And watch a John Wayne movie to remind us once again-
better drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to hit the line.
You got one less cause in the world to be living for.
Drink yer glasses girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky
to the tune of thunder, there's a tear in every eye.

I'd like to take things one at a time, forget about reason, forget about rhyme.
Because beg, steal, or borrow you got another hill to climb
so drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to hit the road.
There's one less cause in the world to be living for.
Drink yer glasses girls and boys, it's time to hit the sky
to the tune of thunder, there's no time to wonder why.

We'd like to take life over again when time of war had passed away into the rain
and watch a John Wayne movie to remind us of the planes.
Just drink yer glasses empty now, it's time to rise and shine,
there's one less cause in the world to be living for.