We got a call to write a song about the war in the Gulf
But we shouldn't hurt anyone's feelings
So we tried then gave up, 'cause there was no such song
But the trying was very revealing
What makes a person so poisonous, righteous
That they'd think less of anyone who just disagreed?
She's just a pacifist, he's just a patriot
If I said you were crazy would you have to fight me?
Fighters for liberty
Fighters for power
Fighters for longer turns in the shower
Don't tell me I can't fight 'cause I'll punch out your lights
And history seems to agree
That I would fight you for me
So we read and we watched all the specially-selected news
And we learned so much more 'bout the good guys
"Won't you stand by the flag?" was the question unasked
"Won't you join in and fight with the allies?"
What would we say? We're only twenty-five years old
With twenty-five sweet summers and hot fires in the cold
This kind of life makes that violence unthinkable
We'd like to play hockey, have kids and grow old
Fighters for Texaco
Fighters for power
Fighters for longer turns in the shower
Don't tell me I can't fight 'cause I'll punch out your lights
And history seems to agree
That I would fight you for me
That us would fight them for we
He's just a peacenik and she's just a warhawk
That's where the beach was, that's where the sea...
What could we say? We're only twenty-five years old
And history seems to agree
That I would fight you for me
That us would fight them for we
Is that how it always will be?