Somewhere in a room 
With a poster on a wall 
Of a man with his hand 
In a fist 
 
Is a woman who's drinking 
And her dress is so tight 
You can see every breath 
That she takes 
 
Every sigh, every sway 
You can hear everything that they say 
Something's begun like a war 
Or a family or a friendship 
Or a fast love affair 
 
The man on the wall 
Is his symbol of freedom 
It means he has brothers 
Who believe as he does 
 
She is moved by 
The thing that she sees in his face 
Whe he talks of 
The cause 
 
Every sigh, every sway 
You can hear everything that they say 
Something's begun like a war 
Or a family or a friendship 
Or a fast love affair 
 
She leans against him 
Her dress is so red 
They talk of the salt 
And the truth and the bread 
 
The night goes along 
The fan goes around 
In the room off the street 
At the end of the town 
 
Every sigh, every sway 
You can hear everything that they say 
Something's begun like a war 
Or a family or a friendship 
Or a fast love affair