O' say, can you see by the dawn's early light?
We get 'em young, give 'em guns and ship 'em off to fight
While the rocket's red glare is keeping everyone scared
They say, "Just relax, put your trust in me
And you can sit back and watch the war on your screen" The country's run by lunatics, they're picking up their pens
Writing themselves into revelation but this is how it's gonna end
Well, I tried hard to bite my tongue like a good American
But they recruited my little brother and they're shipping off my friends Broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
You know those who stand to gain are not the ones who sacrifice
Watching bombs burst in air from a comfortable chair
They just say, "In God we trust and God trusts in greed
Yeah, as long as they never show real blood on TV" Well, I'm not sorry if this makes you mad
In fact, I hope this wakes you up
'Cause you'll never see what's going on
With your eyes so tightly shut! There are too many unanswered questions
From the towers in New York
To the lies leading up to another corporate sponsored war
Well, I'll support the troops by asking what they're really fighting for
And I think that's more patriotic than flying a flag from my front porch Come on, let's go out and start a fight
'Cause you know two wrongs always make a right
Come on, let's go out and start a fight
'Cause you know two wrongs always make a right Come on, let's go out and start a fight
'Cause you know two wrongs always make a right
Come on, let's go out and start a fight
'Cause you know two wrongs never make a right