Played Lyrics & Chords By Abu Nurah

if you're headed for iraq you might not come back
that's what happens to kids when they're on the wrong track
watching too much b.e.t. and nba on tv
got you hooked on the jingle 'be all you can be'
once they signed the contract, that was all she wrote
pack your bags, son, and don't forget your coat
cuz at night in the desert it gets mighty cold
and when death is in the air there's a chill i'm told
if you choose to go that's your life to destroy
but don't pretend it's for me or the freedom that i enjoy
you might think there's respect in doing what you're told
you never question authority like a slave you're sold
you've become the defender of the corporate elite
send to guard their oil so at night they sleep
like a soldier for the mafia you protect their loot
invading the people's homes point your gun and shoot
you got played by the devils' advertising campaign
either you died in the invasion or came back insane
you were sold on the lies of the war profiteers
so you chose to be a killer and brought mothers to tears the resistance you confront is labeled terrorist
for defending their country from your iron fist
where's the honor in terrorizing the iraqi population
you're the pawn in the game of a corrupt administration
it's kill or go to prison for refusing to kill
conscientious objector, do you have the will?
if you have any honor left you'd choose incarceration
take a moral stance and resist the manipulation
you wanted discipline but what you got was slavery
don't confuse brainwashed with a thing called bravery
you got sold on adventure but got humiliation
your brain got washed so hate became your motivation
you got played by the devils' advertising campaign
either you died in the invasion or came back insane
you were sold on the lies of the war profiteers
so you chose to be a killer and brought mothers to tears today you call them hadjis yesterday they were gooks
you invaded for the oil cuz they had no nukes
if they had em like north korea there would be negotiation
saddam wouldn't sell out so you brought the devastation
the pro-israeli lobby had a hand in the invasion
if they had any faith they'd pray for arab annihilation
instead they plot behind the scenes to start the next war
they don't fight themselves they prefer to keep score
if you want to find nukes then israel is the place
or better yet the u.s. and help us fix our ways
you signed on the dotted line to go commit the crime
if you're brave enough to die be man enough to do time
it's time to fight for justice and not for the empire
make amends for your sins lest you inherit the fire
you got played by the devils' advertising campaign
either you died in the invasion or came back insane
you were sold on the lies of the war profiteers
so you chose to be a killer and brought mothers to tears