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At War with the WorldForeigner

Released: March 8, 1977

Songwriter: Mick Jones (Foreigner)

Producer: Gary Lyons John Sinclair (Producer)

[Chorus 1]
Never had no need
For any military aid
And I never took charge of the light brigade
I got no castle to defend or attack
But still I seem to be picking up flack

[Verse 1]
I am the captain of this body of mine
I'll send fear into the enemy lines
On the ground, in the air, or at sea
They're all pointing a finger at me
I'm at war with the world
That's the way it must be
Gonna fight while I can
To put an end to this misery

[Chorus 2]
I'm at war with the world
I'll have to fight to be free
Yes, I'm at war with the world
Nobody's capturing me

[Chorus 1]
Never have no need
For any military aid
Never took charge of the light brigade
I got no castle to defend or attack
But still I seem to be picking up flack

[Chorus 2]

[Outro]
War with the world
What do they want from me?
War with the world
Why don't they let me be?

Foreigner

The name of the band Foreigner was chosen because half of the original members were from England, and the other half from the U.S. The group had quite a few people join and leave, but one of the originals, Mick Jones, (not Mick Jagger) stayed the whole time. Foreigner celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2017, with Mick still there.

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