The General- Dispatch w/lyrics

The General
There was a decorated General with a heart of gold
That likened him to all the stories he told
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old
A seasoned veteran in his own time
On the battlefield he gained respectable fame
With many metals of bravery and stripes to his name
He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face
And always urged his men on

But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream
The old general tossed in his sleep and wrestled with its meaning
He awoke from the night just to tell what he had seen
And walked slowly out of his tent

All the men held tall with their chests in the air
With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare
And it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare
Till the old general told them to go home


Chorus:
He said,
I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting
And I've have seen their mothers and I will no other to follow me where I'm going

So, take your shower, shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men you must be living
Take your shower, shine your shoes
Well, you got no time to lose
You are young men you must be living
Go now you are forgiven

But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders
The general said he would do his own duty
But he would extend it no further
The men could go as they pleased
But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
And the old general was left with his own words echoing in his head
He then prepared to fight

Chorus
He said,
I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting
And I've have seen their mothers and I will no other to follow me where I'm going

So, take your shower, shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men you must be living
Take your shower, shine your shoes
Well, you got no time to lose
You are young men you must be living
Go now you are forgiven


Go now you are forgiven
Go now you are forgiven
Go now you are forgiven
Go now you are forgiven
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[woopwoop7312]

@jonnytsunamification your comment is so retarded im gonna like it.

[rathjen323]

@jonnytsunamification It would be Jack Johnson who stole it, seeing as Taylor was recorded in 2002 and this was recorded in 1998. Cool story though.

[jelwood14]

@deanisaboss you are not nice at all I just wanted to listen to the song but now all i see is your mean comment :(

[Warlordgore]

lol, poor jonny...faggotnamecbatotype...­tion

[QuietReckoning]

@jm297cool I know. I love this song though. Feels like it was recorded in a college dorm.

[jm297cool]

woah... wth, is dispatch getting more popular? last time i was at this video it was like 100,000 views..

[FormerOps]

@jonnytsunamification

looking at your comment makes me wanna laugh hahha Tswag out???? lol how old are you.

[deanisaboss]

@jonnytsunamification adding to the hate to you isnt enough describe the hatred i have for you and people like you. number one this is the better of the two songs YOU little whore go back to your gay world of fucking lunacy. i hope the general kicks you ass and then fucks your mom and shins his shoes. sir think before you say or at the very least google the dates dumbass. tayor is a good song that to say the least. by the way asshole MAYBE THEY HAD THE SAME IDEA HAD THE SAME IDEA YOU WHORE!!!

[claystaffordmusic]

Recently posted an acoustic cover of 'Out Loud' - please check it out and 'like' it if you dig it :) Thank You!

[MrStratsoloer91]

take a shower and shine yo' damn shoes... you got all the time in the world...

[ideedkindsir]

@jonnytsunamification Kill it with fire before it lays eggs!!!