Body Count — Shallow Graves lyrics

The page contains the lyrics of the song "Shallow Graves" by Body Count.

Lyrics

I WON’T DIE IN YOUR BULLSHIT WARS NO MORE.
I WON’T FIGHT TO MY DEATH FOR YOU.
I WON’T WATCH MY POOR MAMA CRY NO MORE.
MUTHAFUCK YOUR RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
THOUSANDS OF MEN GO TO WAR TO FIGHT FOR
POLITICS WHICH THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND.
MURDER PEOPLE WHO THEY NEVER MET.
WHEN THEY MAKE IT HOME THEY’RE
CONSIDERED A VET.
FIRE DROPS FROM THE SKY AS THE YOUNG BOYS DIE
FAR FROM HOME, ALL ALONE, IT’S A SIN.
ALL YOU GET IN RETURN IN A SHIT SHALLOW GRAVE
'CAUSE IN WAR THERE’S NO WAY YOU CAN WIN.
M.I.A., YEAH RIGHT, YOU THINK THEY GIVE A FUCK,
YOU’RE JUST PAWNS IN THE GAME OFF THE BOARD.
BRAINWASHED TO THE POINT WHERE YOU KILL AT
THE DROP OF A DIME
BUT IT’S NOT CALLED A CRIME.
VEITNAM, PERSIAN GULF, DID WE WIN? DID WE LOSE?
THOUSANDS DIE, HUMAN BEINGS YOU CHOOSE.
ONCE IN YOU’RE OWNED BY THE MAN,
UNCLE SAM IS HIS NAME, YOU’RE HIS SLAVE,
SHALLOW GRAVES.
YOU GIVE ME FOR HONOR!