Billy Bragg - The Price of Oil (2002)
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Voices on the radio
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Tell us that we're going to war
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Those brave men and women in uniform
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They wanna know what they're fighting for
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The generals wanna hear the endgame
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The allies won't approve the plan
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But the oil men in the White House
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They just don't give a damn
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'cause it's all about the pri--ce of oil
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It's all about the pri--ce of oil
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Don't gimme no shit about blood, sweat, tears, and toil
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It's all about the pri--ce of oil
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Now I ain't no fan of Saddam Hussein
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Oh please don't get me wrong
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If it's freeing the Iraqi people you're after
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Then why have we waited so long
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Why didn't we sort this out last time?
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Was he less evil then than he is now?
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The stock market holds the answer
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To why him, why here, why now
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'cause it's all about the pri--ce of oil
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It's all about the pri--ce of oil
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Don't gimme no shit about blood, sweat, tears, and toil
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It's all about the pri--ce of oil
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Saddam killed his own people
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Just like general Pinochet
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And once upon a time both these evil men
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Were supported by the USA
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And whisper it, even Bin Laden
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Once drank from America's cup
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Just like that election down in Florida
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This shit doesn't all add up
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'cause it's all about the pri--ce of oil
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It's all about the pri--ce of oil
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Don't gimme no shit about blood, sweat, tears, and toil
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It's all about the pri--ce of oil
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