Lyric discussion by ska manifesto 

Cover art for It's A Wonderful Life lyrics by Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution

i really cant agree with you that this song is about looking on the bright side of things. if anything i think its about great regret about committing to something he wanted nothing to do with. especially when he has something so imporant back home. i think this is a song about how war not only destroys the big things, like momuments and housing...but also how it destroys love.