Did you hear 'em talking 'bout it on the radio? Did you try to read the writing on the wall? Did that voice inside you say: I've heard it all before? It's like deja vu all over again Day by day, I hear the voices risin' Startin' with a whisper like it did before Day by day, we count the dead and dying Ship the bodies home while the networks all keep score Did you hear 'em talking 'bout it on the radio? Could your eyes believe the writing on the wall? Did that voice inside you say: I've heard it all before? It's like deja vu all over again One by one, I see the old ghosts rising Stumblin 'cross big muddy, where the light gets dim Day after day, another momma's crying She's lost her precious child to a war that has no end Did you hear 'em talking 'bout it on the radio? Did you stop to read the writing on the wall? Did that voice inside you say: I've seen this all before? It's like deja vu all over again It's like deja vu all over again