War For Sale

Time came to leaveYou know there's somethingAbout the principleOf what goes on behind the scenesThe military machineThe way they led me on...Stiletto in the sandThrusted down in angerBloody to the handleDiamond redMachines of mass destructionWell I helped to design themThe guilt of children's blood stains on my handsThe word from the board roomOur boys in Tehran have scoredHow long till we realize the truth?The bottom line of defense and world securityThe bankers and the ministry of armsJust cut the deal and the war is onThe village burned the desert set ablazeWho are these men with their finger's in everybody's pie?Big rockets and their profiles all the rageTheir business plan calls for ware for salePlease understandUntil I saw all thisI never thought about the third world trampled under wheelsOut in the streets and in the fieldsI simply questioned it all...Stiletto in the sandFingers on the triggersTempers boiling overBleed them redMachines of mass destructionOh why did I design them?The guilt of children's blood stains on my handsNapalm and land minesNobody left aliveHow long 'til we realize the truth?The bottom line of defense and world securitythe banker's and the ministry of armsJust cut the deal and the war is onThe market screams a recommended buyThe contract's in don't just sit there get your broker on the lineBig money left their morals far behindGuess what we've got - we got war for saleHow long 'til we realize the truth?The bottom line of defense and world securitythe banker's and the ministry of armsJust cut the deal and the war is onThe village burned the desert set ablazeWho are these men with their finger's in everybody's pie?Then freedom's ring departed from todayThere's just no doubt - we got war for sale!