Bad Man - Loudon Wainwright III

Hey everybody, we’re havin' a war

Bigger and better than the one before

Remember that Panamanian strong man

Yeah, we took him to Miami and we locked him in the can

In Panama City they’re livin' in tents

War is hell and it don’t make sense

Still some folks can’t understand

Why we kill a good people just to get a bad man

Hey everybody, we’re havin' a war

So far haven’t shown a whole lotta gore

Yellow ribbons and American flags

So far not a lot of body bags

Support the troops — Sadam sucks

Bumper sticker, T shirt, earn a few bucks

Still some folk can’t understand

Why we kill a good people just to get a bad man

Got a mustache

Hey everybody, we’re havin' a war

When will it end and what is it for?

Two weeks, six months, maybe a year

We’re gonna win but when’s not clear

Fighting on foreign, sandy soil

For our way of life — we want their oil

Still some folks can’t understand

Why we kill a good people for a way of life

And to get a bad man

Kinda cruel hoax

Hey everybody, we’re havin' a war

We got news coverage galore

Glued to the tube on CNN

Showin' that video tape again

But after awhile it’s no big deal

You flip over to The Simpsons, it seems more real

Still some folks can’t understand

Why we kill a good people just to get a bad man

Now, hey everybody, we’re havin' a war

Now we’re knockin' on Sadam’s door

Let’s get one thing understood

That Sadam is no damn good

He went in there and he raped Kuwait

We want him but now it’s too late

We’re gonna take out the buildings, bridges and the roads

Concrete, flesh and bone explodes

And if good people have to die

That’s just the way war is, is why

Still some folks can’t understand

Why we kill good people — a whole lot of people…