[Intro]Some call me Max…Some call me Mad…Seen the draft letters hit and the whole world turn bad.[Verse 1]Locked in stepBoots hit the ground in the dustSixteen dreams but the draft said “You must”Mama on the porch while the Greyhound rolls westYoung guns marchin’ in the government’s vestThey call me Max — some call me MadSeen too many boys come home half-deadYesterday kings on a skateboard rideNow they march in a line with the fear they hideHair on the floor and the bus windows blurYesterday kids now the rifles occurOrders in ink and the engines rev upAnother young soul in the war machine’s cupLocked in step[Chorus]And they’re waitin’ for the hammer to fallI hear ’em screamin’ through the hole in the wallIn the heat…God help us allGod help us allGod help us all[Verse 2]Baptized with a blast in the sandFaith in GodNot the one who gave the commandThey call me Max — some call me MadWatching young lives disappear real fastDust in the lungs and the sun burn redWar drums pound in the back of the headHow much blood ’fore they come back home?In our beds while they cry and moanLetters arrive but the voices sound weakWar takes years in the span of a weekSteel in the sky and the mortars dropYoung hearts beat till the beating stopLocked in step[Chorus]And they’re waitin’ for the hammer to fallI hear ’em screamin’ through the hole in the wallIn the heat…God help us allGod help us allGod help us allAs 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 stepBoots hit the ground in the dustSixteen dreams but the draft said “You must”Mama on the porch while the Greyhound rolls westYoung guns marchin’ in the government’s vestLocked in step.