Send in the F-16s

from Living in America by Rathbone

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lyrics

Oh! Fire in the hole
We want you to know this is how things get done around here.
The crude caliphates from the nation-states
We redrew lines, now we own the place.
'Cause we're fat, fat cats
Robbing the people blind
Oh! We want your reserves
The pipes have all burst
We found the right man he's the despot you deserve.
But if he becomes impossible to defend,
We'll throw him out and try it over again.

Send in the F-16s
Herd 'em in cattle cars
Dump the bodies in the ravine
Way outta town real far.

And then, we'll tell everyone to let freedom ring
Look at that! We saved the day again, democracy wins.
Headlines in the press, euphoric op-eds.
Extolling the crimes, exonerating the debts.

Send in the F-16s
Drown 'em in carpet bombs
Don't make a difference to you or me
We'll both be dead and gone.

It's not in the business press (or the business class)
It's not in the New York Times (or in Washington)
It's not in these dry op-eds (or the Pentagon)
It's not in concise 3 lines (or the intelligence)
It's not what the policeman did (or the classified)
It's not what your teacher said (or the alliances)
It's not the moneyed muslims (or the precariat)
Or evangelical christians (or the internet)
It's not what ya mama said (or the Federal Reserve)
It's what ya daddy read (or the free markets)
It's not what the policeman did (or the utilities)
It's not what ya brother said (or the industry)