what I fought for

start the coffee brewing, mama
your soldier's coming home
far from the land of sand and sky
in a world you've never known
I've seen a lot of terrible things
standing in my country's door 
I've seen enough to know
this is not what I fought for

pick up a daily paper
turn on your TV
look up what's going down
in Washington DC
what you see will shake you
down to your human core 
I've seen enough to know
this is not what I fought for

          I fought for freedom
          I fought for our people's sake
          I didn't fight so the rich
          can take all they can take

get the keg a-flowing, brother
maybe it takes a lot of nerve
to criticize the alibis
of the country that I served
I'll speak my truth no matter how
or where I am ignored
I've seen enough to know
this is not what I fought for