Battle flag in the bassinet 
Oil and blood on the bayonet 
Crowded downtown hit the floor 
What are we fightin' for? 

What are we fightin' for? 
What are we fightin' for? 

The world got smaller but the bombs got bigger 
Holocaust on a hairpin trigger 
Aint no game so forget the score 
What are we fightin' for? 

What are we fightin' for? 
What are we fightin' for? 
What are we fightin' for? 

What will I tell my daughter? 
What will you tell your son? 
Where were all the doves? 
That we were nothing but a shadow, 
a faceless generation devoid of love? 

The crucifix ain't no baseball bat 
Tell me what kind of God is that? 
Ain't nothing more godless than a war 
So what are we fightin' for? 

What are we fightin' for? 
What are we fightin' for? 
What are we fightin' for? 

What will I tell my daughter? 
What will you tell your son? 
Where were all the doves? 
That we were nothing but a shadow, 
A faceless generation? 

What are we fightin' for?