Lyrics:

My father told me 'Son, it's futile to resist
You can topple ideologies but not the armies they enlist'
I questioned the intentions of the boy scouts chanting 'war'
'Well, that's the sound of freedom, son,' he said, 'Free to say no more'

But wait a minute, Dad
Did you actually say freedom?
Well, if you're dumb enough to vote
You're fucking dumb enough to believe 'em
'Cause if this country is so goddamn free
Then I can burn your fucking flag wherever I damn well please
And then I'm gonna stick it up your fucking ass!

I carried their anthem, convinced it was mine
Rhyme-less, unreasoned conjecture kept me in line
But then I stood back and wondered
What the fuck had they done to me?
Made accomplice to all that I'd promised
I would never fucking be, never be

You carry their anthem convinced that it's yours
Invitation to honour, invitation to war
Bette Midler now assumes sainthood
Romanticize murder for morale
'Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the oak tree, my friend'
And 'Gee Wally, that's swell.'
Fuck the troops to hell

Fuck the troops to hell