David Rovics

Hang a Flag in the Window
We want a safer countryAnd it's in God we trustSo we'll bomb you during RamadanTurn your world into dustBut pull up on your boostrapsStand on your own two feetAs we blow them off with cluster bombsDisguised as something to eatWe stand for freedomAnd prosperitySo we'll bomb your schools and hospitalsMake sure you live in libertyAll you evildoersAnd your children and your wivesWith our B-52's we'll show youHow we value civilian livesGive us your hungry, your restlessWe'll show you democracyA military trialAnd detention indefinitelyWe'll have Homeland SecurityThomas Ridge all hailWe may not find the terroristsBut we can throw the left in jailLetras de cancionesAnd we will all be safeAnd we shall have no fearsOnce our retinas have been scannedAnd all the walls have earsAnd we're all in good handsWhen the FBI is in the knowWe're sure they'll look after usJust like they did with COINTELPROSo hang a flag in the windowAll hail to the chiefFollow the leaderAnd suspend your disbeliefOur country right or wrongYou know what to doSing God bless AmericaThat red, white and blueWhen facing anyone with boxcuttersWe'll say put up your dukesAs we spend fifty billionOn bombers and nukesWe're a beacon of lightAnd just to make the pointWe'll cut taxes on the richAnd throw the poor into the jointAnd we'll bail out the airlinesGet out your green fedorasAnd for all the laid-off workersWe've got maquiladorasYes capitalism will save usFor have you ever seen aMore convincing proofThan Enron and ArgentinaSo hang a flag in the windowAll hail to the chiefFollow the leaderAnd suspend your disbeliefOur country right or wrongYou know what to doSing God bless AmericaThat red, white and blueThe Axis of EvilWe'll bomb 'em down the skidsThere'll be no more terroristsOnce we kill their kidsPeople may starveAnd economies may crumbleBut those folks'll justHave to learn to be more humbleAnd give us your moneyDebt repayments with aplombWhile we scour the mapFor a country left to bombAnd as another city fallsOn our sacred American soilAt least we've got our Daisy CuttersAnd that Alaskan oilSo hang a flag in the windowAll hail to the chiefFollow the leaderAnd suspend your disbeliefOur country right or wrongYou know what to doSing God bless AmericaThat red, white and blue From Letras Mania