PROTESTING WAR. . . (12)

Vietnam War Protest Remix of You Give Love A Bad Name (This was for a history project!)

no more war

Funk the War 8: Dancing in the street

Portland Oregon Anti War Protest!

war - Bruce Springsteen

EVERY FRIEND I HAD THEN, ALL TEENAGERS WHEN THEY WENT, CAME BACK IN BODY BAGS, PEOPLE,
IF IT WASN'T THE VIET CONG, IT WAS HEROIN OD'S
THEY GOT IT FROM THE ARMY, THE CIA SHIPPED IT IN FROM LAOS AND CAMBODIA NEXT DOOR
THAT WAS WHAT THE STORY LINE IN 'APOCALYPSE NOW' WAS ALL ABOUT, NOT JUST OFFING MARLON
THAT IS WHY I BURNED MY CARD, WAS ARRESTED BY THE FBI WHILE I WAS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
GETTING MY HEAD KICKED IN AT THE OAKLAND INDUCTION CENTER
WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE VERDICT? INDUCTION 3 MONTHS LATER, A DEATH SENTENCE FOR SURE
WHO SIGNED THAT PAPER? THE DRAFT BOARD FOR IGNORING A RULE (REPORT WHERE YOU ARE)
DID I COMPLY? HELL NO, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING! I DROPPED 'DISOXYNS', PURE METH, TO GO TO
WORK A 10 HOUR AVERAGE AT THE POST OFFICE, AND WHEN I BECAME ELIGIBLE, THE 12 MAX
THE GIRL WHO SOLD THEM TO ME, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE, FOR $10 FOR 30 (15 MILLIGRAMS @) SAID 'SOAK 'EM AND SHOOT 'EM'
SO I SHOT ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME, FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS, EVERY DAY ONE, AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ME FOR BEING 20 POUNDS UNDER-WEIGHT WHEN THEY WEIGHED ME IN OAKLAND
THEN I TOLD THE SHRINK I WAS QUEER, AND HAD TO SUPPORT A 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND THEY
EXEMPTED ME, DAMN IF I WAS GOING TO RUN OFF TO CANADA
WELL, NOW YOU KNOW
FUCK, DON'T GIVE UP, DON'T GIVE IN, THAT'S THE MESSAGE
IF YOU DON'T LIKE TO BLEED, CALL OR WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN, IT'S FREE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL WASHINGTON, ALL OF THEM HAVE A LOCAL OFFICE, VIETNAM DIDN'T END UNTIL EVERYBODY'S
DAD, MOM, AND FAMILY GOT HIP TO THAT
IT WASN'T ME, IT WASN'T A DRAFT, STREET PROTESTS, OR ANY OF THAT SHIT
THEY STOPPED WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE BITCHED, BY PHONE OR IN WRITING, THAT WAS WHEN, THE REST IS ALL PROPAGANDA SO YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT AND WHEN, AND IT WORKS, YOU HARDLY BELIEVE
WHAT I'M TELLING YOU
1. YOU ARE ALONE WHEN YOU CALL, SO YOU THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
2. IT'S A PRIVATE, SECLUDED ACT, NO ONE GETS TO THINK YOU'RE 'GOD', OR PART OF A CROWD,
TRUMPETS DON'T START TO SOUND AND ALL THAT SHIT
3. AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS, ABOUT 40,000 GI'S DEAD, ON AND ON, THEY STOPPED BECAUSE
THE PENTAGON CALLED A WAR NO ONE SUPPORTED, 'UNWINNABLE'
4. THAT'S RIGHT, YOU WON'T BE ELECTED MOST-LOVED HERO OF THE MONTH, THERE IS NO FANFARE, NOT A SOUL WILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID, MAYBE THE KIDS WILL, BECAUSE THEY HEARD YOU ON THE PHONE
5. THAT SHOULD REALLY BE ENOUGH, DON'T YOU THINK?