"Song For Our Times" words and music by Lee Paxton 11-12-2006

Well, I watched in horror 
as two planes wrecked into the towers
I didn't know why 
and I thought about it for hours

Why do they hate us?  
I didn't know why
I work fixing trucks, I'm just a regular guy
I don't hate them and I sure hope they don't hate me

But when my land is attacked, you'd better believe
there's gonna be hell to pay
But were we deceived?
For the ones who are guilty have so far gotten away

At first we believed we were taking a stand
and we sent our boys to Afghanistan
where they took down the Taliban
but Bin Laden got away

Then the President appeared on TV
saying, "Iraq has got WMD
so let's attack them and set them free
we'll be greeted as liberators"

But things didn't turn out that way
and we're still stuck in Iraq today
as more people keep dying each day
"Mission Not Accomplished"

Well, my son got back from the war in Iraq
I said, "How are you, son?", he said, "Dad, don't ask"
Then I wanted to kick both Bin Laden and Bush's ass
for leading folks astray 

(Chorus:)
This is a song for our times
The common people pay the price
What are we fighting for,
to fund another rich man's war?
This is a song for our times

Well, I watched in horror
as the bombs fell on my village
I'm not a terrorist
nor a religious fundamentalist

Why do they hate us?
I didn't know why
I work fixing trucks, I'm a regular Iraqi guy
I don't hate them and I sure hope they don't hate me

But when my land is attacked, you'd better believe
there's gonna be hell to pay
But were we deceived?
For the ones who are guilty have so far gotten away

At first they said they'd give our power back
but they're still right here in Iraq
and our streets are filled with body bags
as the death toll grows each day

Now this just don't seem right to me
How many more of our children must die to be "free"?
If this is "freedom", this is not for me
now get out of my country!

Some say our land was bad long before
but they made it worse with their crazy war
and I'll tell you the same as I told you before
get out of my country!

Now we stand on the brink of civil war
and we're killing ourselves, and what the hell is it for?
Maybe it's time to show the invaders the door
and try to run our own country

(Chorus:)
This is a song for our times
The common people pay the price
What are we fighting for,
to fund another rich man's war?
This is a song for our times