The 241ers
The 241ers - Little Town Of Bethlehem lyrics
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Across the water not so far Out over where the headlines are There are people living just like you and I They've got tank treads tearing up their roads And bullets through bedroom windows No work, no wage, no explanation why They're told come line up for cannon fodder One more lamb led to the slaughter Ain't no room in Heaven for the lot of us For the sake of entertainment stick a needle in your eye While across the way they sit and watch our bullets flying by Learning how to need and bleed and grieve and raise a hand Desperation like we wouldn't understand Play by the rules and they'll stay the same Stand and fight and you're ones to blame Logic strains and hope springs drain but death is never a bore Sixty years of the same old shit And if we're this tired of reading about it Puzzle out if the din and shout were right outside your door Oh, little town of Bethlehem A US-drawn blank check has got it's profit margins planted on your neck Oh, little town of Bethlehem For what it's worth all is not well with Uncle Sam What do we know about innocence and condemnation? Not a goddamned thing And what do we care about where our money is going to? (Or how it all got over there?) While we can't pay for national healthcare For the sake of entertainment stick a needle in your eye While across the way they sit and watch our bullets flying by Classes are in session but no one is attending How to live and how to die How to fight and when to cry How to talk like you mean it Love like you feel it Laugh like you're going belly up Shit out of luck Vicious circles amidst that hallowed golden ground And life goes on