Cold war, cold war, cold war I'm tired of your psychology To bring us to our bended knees And if we could only talk to you I'm sure that we could make you see 'Cause time has a way Of bringing even bandmates down, down, down Storm clouds are coming I am bailing for some greener ground I say I can be a big hit Girls with Guns just can't miss No matter what you say or do I'm leaving 'cause of you Ambition and, What If did not Make me a star like when in Styx So I started up Damn Yankees and Made fun of Babe and sold back 'Styx' But time has a way of bringing Even waywards back, back, back There's a storm cloud a-comin' And it's me working behind your back You talk talk and you get so intense And you always make sense And that's what scares me the most You as the lead of this band that I love I'll take it Denny And give you a nice shove, it's a Cold war-I want to lead Styx And when you get really sick It's going down, don't you know Cold war-we'll wipe you off the site And not pay you what's right 'cause it's mine! So get ready for a Cold war Don't you look now But the skinny boy is leading a band You say that your standards are high And that makes Styx so bright And that you will not let us change it Into something that ain't gonna last You ought to reconsider 'Cause I'm coming fast with my Cold war-I want to lead Styx And when you get really sick It's going down, don't you know Cold war-we'll wipe you off the site And not pay you what's right 'cause it's mine! So get ready for a cold war Looking for me? But I'll ignore every plea And refuse contact cause it's a Cold war-don't you look now But the skinny boy is leading the band