On this Memorial Day I can only offer this – the lyrics from the song Profits In War … and as I say in the introduction “one of the things I have learned from my time here on Mother Earth is that if there wasn’t so much profit to be made from war and the rumor of war … there wouldn’t be so damn many wars”

 

Don’t you see it folks its all just a ruse    every other day a scary story in the news

They trot another consultant to prophesise on the clues they’re talking up theory the threat is on the loose

Its just a mirage a hocus pocus stunt to make us all scared     of ghosts so they can build a bigger gun

Let’s be of scared of them they say they don’t like us none    let’s go get ‘em blast ‘em to Kingdom Come

 

Don’t be fooled people all those stories are just tools           They’re in for the money and they don’t care who gets killed

It won’t be their sons and daughters out on the firing line    They will all be safe at home you can bet your bottom dime

 

We should have learned by now this is how it goes   they show us photos of factories with men in white coats

They’ll soon be on the beaches if we don’t stop them now    they said that about Viet Nam how did that turn out

It’s just a protection racket oh the Mafia would be proud      the media is in game and they are screaming it out loud

Create a scary mass of anger that really isn’t there      don’t worry we’ll protect you   don’t pay if you dare

 

There’s no profit in peaceful coexistence just can’t take the path the path of least resistance

In advertising you create the need then the product to fill it then you sell it sell it with persistence

But you can’t advertise the weapons of war so they need to create the fear to make the big score

We fall for every time we swallow it hook lead and line and they go go to the bank with the profits of war

 

Oh we’re not in it for the money just patriotic you know  so we’re letting you know they’re comin its part of the show

Don’t hand me that crap I’ve seen this show before in Viet Nam, Afghanistan you profiting from war

When they come up on the beach I’ll be there to defend   call me when they get here I’ll meet you there and then

You can’t afford a new bridge or to feed the sick and poor but you don’t have any problem funding another war.

 

Don’t be fooled people all those stories are just tools           They’re in for the money and they don’t care who gets killed

It won’t be their sons and daughters out on the firing line    They will all be safe at home you can bet your bottom dime