Light Up Ya Lighter Lyrics - Yell Fire! - Michael Franti

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 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, heres 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 of your chest 

So come on come on, sign up, come on 

This ones nothing like Vietnam 

Except for the bullets, except for the bombs 

Except for the youth thats 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 

Tell me President tell me 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 cant keep count 

In the Afghan hills the rebels still fightin' 

Opium fields keep providin' 

The best heroin that money can buy 

And nobody knows where Osama Bin hidin' 

The press conferences keep on lyin' 

Like we dont 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 theyre gonna protect you 

And tellin' you that they support the troops 

And dont let them fool you with their milk and honey 

No they only want your money 

One step forward and two steps back 

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 it 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 

Fire, fire, fire 

Yeah you know so light up ya lighter 

Fire, fire, fire, fire, fire 

No, light up ya lighter