Lyrics Bomb Ourselves - David Rovics

Bomb Ourselves

The President got on TV and there was nary a dry eye
He said he loved his country and mom and apple pie
He said he was a proud man and he liked his home fries grilled
And as for countries harboring terrorists, those people should be killed
He said we’d send our bombers to deal with rogue states
And all those evil people would have to meet their fates
So it was with some trepidation that I looked up to the skies
'cause I was driving past Fort Benning when I came to realize
That I guess we’re gonna have to bomb Columbus, Georgia, home of the infamous
SOA
'Cause they train the death squads of Colombia who commit a massacre every day
Civilians are their targets, folks just like you and me
I guess that makes them terrorists, any idiot must agree
And I was heading further south for a vacation to spend some time hanging on
the beach
Soaking up some sun and playing volleyball with all my troubles out of reach
And then I saw Brothers to the Rescue flying in the clouds above my head
And I thought this trip might not be too restful if tomorrow I am dead
'Cause I guess we’re gonna have to bomb Miami, with all those insurgents
running loose
Killing Cubans at the Bay of Pigs and elsewhere, they say they’ve got some kind
of excuse
But isn’t terror terror irregardless if your victim is a fan of Karl Marx
So let’s bring on the cluster bombs and napalm, kill off some people,
fish and sharks
Well I thought I would head north, go someplace where I might feel safe
These thoughts all seemed a bit unsettling, I was feeling a bit like a lost waif
It was then I thought I’d move to Costa Rica, though such a thing seemed
terribly uncouth
Because I suddenly realized with horror, the terrifying clear and present truth
I guess we’re gonna have to bomb Washington, DC, 'cause terrorists are lurking
all around
Sending soldiers, guns and money wherever death squads and dictators may be
found
So let’s appreciate the situation, take your Orwell off the shelves
If we are to listen to our President then we’re going to have to bomb ourselves