(Not to be gender-specific, of course!)
My father told me "Son it's futile to resist You can topple the ideology 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 them Because if this country is so goddamned free, then I can burn your fucking flag wherever I damn well please I carried their anthem convinced it was mine Rhymeless, unreasoned conjecture kept me in line But then I stood back and wondered what the fuck they had done to me Made accomplice to all that I promised I would 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 old oak tree my friend and "Gee, Wally That's swell!" Fuck the troops (Insert corny but relevant/ poignant catch phrase here)