Light Up Ya Lighter lyrics

It never makes no sense

It never makes no sense

Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter

Fire, fire, fire

Armageddon is a deadly day

Armageddon is a deadly way

They’re comin' for you every day

While senators on a holiday

The Army recruiter’s in the parking lot

Hustling the kids there jugglin' pot

"Listen, young man, listen to my plan,

Gonna make you money, gonna make you a man."

Bom, bom

“Here's what you get:

An M-16 and a Kevlar vest

You might come home

With one less leg,

But this thing’ll 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

[Refrain]

So we keep it on, till ya comin' home

Higher and higher

Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter

Fire, fire, fire [x2]

Yeah...

Tell me president, tell me if you will,

How many people does a smart bomb kill?

How many of ‘em do you think we got?

The general says we never miss a shot

And we never, ever, ever keep a body count (no...)

We’re killin' so efficiently, we can’t keep count

In the Afghan hills, the rebels still fightin'

Opium fields keep on providin'

The best heroin that money can buy and

Nobody knows where Osama been hidin'

The press conferences keep on lyin'

Like we don't know

[Refrain]

Yeah...

So Mr. Engine Engine Number Nine

Machine guns on the New York transit line

The war for oil is a war for the beast

The war on terror is a war on peace

Tellin' you they’re gonna protect you and

Tellin' 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 forwards and two step back (What?!?)

One step forward and two step back

Why do veterans get no respect?

PTSD and a broken back

Take a look at where your money’s gone, see

Take a look at what they spend it on

No excuses, no illusions

Light up ya lighter, bring ‘em home

[Refrain x2]

Yeah.....

Fire, fire, fire

Yeah, you know, so light up ya lighter

Yeah

• Artist:Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Album:Yell Fire!