Light Up Ya Lighter (Michael Franti and Spearhead)

It never makes no sense
It never makes no sense
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire 

Armageddon is a deadly day,
Armageddon is a deadly way 
They comin’ for you everyday, While Senators on a holiday

The Army recruiters in the parking lot, Hustling kids there jugglin’ pot 
Listen young man, Listen to my plan,
Gonna make you money, gonna make you a man

Bom Bom
Here's what you get,
An M-16 and a Kevlar vest 
You might come home with one less leg,
But this thing will surely keep a bullet out your chest

So Come on Come on, Sign up, Come on 
This one's nothing like Vietnam 
Except for the bullets,
Except for the bombs, 
Except for the youth that's gone

So we keep it on til ya comin’ home, Higher and Higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire,
So we keep it on til ya comin’ home, higher and higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire yeah

Tell me President tell if you will, 
How many people does a smart bomb kill 
How many of ‘em do you think we got, 
The General says we never miss a shot 
And we never ever ever keep a body count, 
We killin’ so efficiently we can't keep count 
In the Afghan hills the rebels still fightin’, 
Opium fields keep on providin’ 
The best heroin that money can buy 
And nobody knows where Osama bin hidin’ 
The press conferences keep on lyin’ like we don't know

So we keep it on til ya comin’ home, Higher and Higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire,
so we keep it on til ya comin’ home, higher and higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire

Some say engine engine number nine, 
Machine guns on a New York transit line 
The war for oil is a war for the beast, 
The war on terror is a war on peace 
Tellin’ you they're gonna protect you, and
Tellin’ you that they support the troops and
Don't let them fool you with their milk and honey, 
No they only want your money 
One step forward and two steps back (what?)
One step forward and two steps back
Why do veterans get no respect?
PTSD and a broken back 
Take a look at where your money’s gone, seen 
Take a look at what they spend it on 
No excuses, No illusions
Light up ya lighter bring ‘em home

So we keep it on til ya comin’ home, Higher and Higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire,
So we keep it on til ya comin’ home, higher and higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire

So we keep it on til ya comin’ home, Higher and Higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire,
So we keep it on Til ya comin’ home, higher and higher 
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire

Yeah, fire fire fire
Yeah, you know, so light up your lighter yeah
Fire Fire yeah fire fire fire
Light up ya lighter


Thanks to trendski for uploading this accoustic version of the song to Youtube

(note: This version is shorter with slight variations in lyrics, as always happens with live versions. peace)

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