Michael Franti And Spearhead

Light Up Ya Lighter
it never makes no sense It never makes no sense Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire Armegeddon is a deadly day Armegeddon is a deadly way They're coming for you everyday While senators on a holiday The army recruiters in the parking lot Hustling kids, they're juggling pot "Listen young man, listen to my plan Gonna make you money, gonna make you a man. (bomb, bomb) Here's what you get, an M16 and a kevlar vest You might come home with one less leg but this thing will surely keep a bullet out your chest So come on, come on, sign up, come on This one's nothing like Vietnam Except for the bullets, except for the bombs Except for the youth that's gone" So we keep it on, 'til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire So we keep it on, 'til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter SongtexteFire, fire, fire Tell me president tell me if you will How many people does a smart bomb kill? How many of them do you think we got? The general says we never miss shot And we never ever ever keep a body count We're killing so efficiently we can't keep count In the afghan hills the rebels still fighting Opium fields keep on providing The best heroin that money can buy and No body knows where Osama bin hiding The press conferences keep on lying Like we don't know So we keep it on, 'til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire So we keep it on, 'til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire So Mr engine, engine, number 9 Machine guns on a New York transit line The war for oil is a war for the beast the War on terror is a war on peace Telling you they're gonna protect you Telling you that they support the troops and Don't let 'em fool you with their milk and honey No, they only want your money One step forward and 2 step back One step forward and 2 step back Why do veterans get no respect PTSD and a broken back Take a look at where you money's gone (seen) Take a look at what they spent it on No excuses, no illusions Light up your lighter, bring 'em home So we keep it on, 'til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire So we keep it on, til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire So we keep it on, til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire So we keep it on, til you're coming home higher and higher Fire, fire, fire, light up your lighter Fire, fire, fire Aus Songtexte Mania