Flag And Family lyrics

Your daddy and my daddy had a drink at the bar
Talking 'bout what was best for me
Without an aim or a degree
Stubbornly holding on to you
And you pulling away from me

The best that they could say for my restless teenage ways,
Was some time in the service might serve me well
Even if it's just servicing the latrines

Lucy my love, don't go sending me off to war

I put up with your family
Full of bigots and fanatics
Just to get a little closer to you
Now you've turned on me too

Go hide behind your flag and family
This town has nothing left for me
This town is nothing more than a fundamentalist penitentiary

When you're down on your knees
Are you praying for holy war?
When you're down on your knees
Are you praying for oily war?
Lucy my love, don't go sending me off to war

We must live, we must be true to our childhood dreams
Or they're worthless and our youth is insincere
So where do we find worth?