five years of war have been worth it
the blood and the bombs and the rot
cities lay buried in rubble
melted metal from our melting pot

arms, hands and legs are buried in bags
children are all blown apart
lives once descended have now fully ended
destruction is our finest art

the poets and hippies are sappy and drippy
they were wrong, right from day one
we dance in the streets among human meat
goddamn, but war is such fun, boys
goddamn, but war is such fun

the president tells us to worry
but do not worry too much
yes, be afraid, but still go get laid
and buy some more stuff for the hutch

it’s been said to the victor go spoils
so say prophets of profits gone mad
old halliburton is pretty darn certain
there’s plenty of cash to be had

i sing of thee, dear p.t.s.d.
a soldier is eying his gun
haunted and hollow, he ends his sorrow
goddamn, but war is such fun, boys
goddamn, but war is such fun

i’ve been told that i preach to the choir
lord knows, i have been told worse
but who will remember these words in september
when you’re driven along in a hearse

war is a devil that does god’s work
it is written and so it shall be
compassion out of fashion, a paltry ration
is enough for those who are free

damned if you do and damned if you don’t
all damned in the rays of the sun
come out and play the american way
goddamn, but war is such fun, boys
goddamn but war is such

five years of war have been worth it
the blood and the bombs and the rot
cities lay buried in rubble
melted metal from our melting pot

arms, hands and legs are buried in bags
children are all blown apart
lives once descended have now fully ended
destruction is our finest art

the poets and hippies are sappy and drippy
they were wrong, right from day one
we dance in the streets among human meat
goddamn, but war is such fun, boys
goddamn, but war is such fun

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Image from here.

Words by mjs

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