By Merle Haggard Tabbed By Larry Mofle [email protected] 11/20/2004 Suddenly it's over, the war is fin'lly done Soldiers in the desert sand, still clingin' to a gun No-one is the winner an' everyone must lose Suddenly the war is over: that's the news Suddenly celebrity is somethin' back in style Back to runnin' tabloid for a while Pain's almost everywhere, the whole world's got the blues Suddenly the war is over: that's the news That's the news, that's the news That's the ever-lovin', blessed, headline news Someone's missin;' in Modesto, an' it's sad about the clues Suddenly the war is over: that's the news Suddenly the cost of war is somethin' out of sight Lost a lotta heroes in the fight Politicians do all the talkin': soldiers pay the dues Suddenly the war is over, that's the news Chorus 2: That's the news, that's the news That's the ever-lovin', blessed, headline news Politicians do all the talkin': soldiers pay the dues Suddenly the war is over, that's the news