It's Christmas in Fallujah,
to the victors go the spoils
We came to help the people,
it's not about the oil
I came here to Fallujah
with presents in my sack
I bring the gift of freedom
through unprovoked attack
That's not the sound of reindeer
up on your roof at night
We're coming down your chimney
with guns and blinding lights
I've gotta take your husband
and I'd like to tell you why
But I can't speak your language,
I'm too overwhelmed to try
But Uncle Sam made a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
But sometimes the names, they get mixed up
If we get 'em right half the time that's close enough
It's Christmas in Fallujah,
children snuggle in their beds
While the corpses of their parents
dance around in their heads
Palaces and bridges, we burned them to the ground
‘Cause someone got a contract to rebuild the whole damned town
It's Christmas in Fallujah,
hear the bells begin to toll
I'm sorry about your mother,
she's somewhere down in the hole
We came here to Fallujah
to win your hearts and minds
But when we bombed your building
your family was inside
But Uncle Sam made a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
But sometimes the names, they get mixed up
If we get 'em right half the time that's close enough
Don't blame it on us soldiers,
we're only doing what we're told
Never had a spoon of silver,
now I've got a broken heart of gold
And I'm gonna have to live with
all these nightmares that I've seen
Never taught to know the difference
between Osama and Hussein
But Uncle Sam made a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
But sometimes the names, they get mixed up
If we get it right half the time that's close enough
It's Christmas in Fallujah,
to the victors go the spoils
We came to help the people,
it's not about the oil…
to the victors go the spoils
We came to help the people,
it's not about the oil
I came here to Fallujah
with presents in my sack
I bring the gift of freedom
through unprovoked attack
That's not the sound of reindeer
up on your roof at night
We're coming down your chimney
with guns and blinding lights
I've gotta take your husband
and I'd like to tell you why
But I can't speak your language,
I'm too overwhelmed to try
But Uncle Sam made a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
But sometimes the names, they get mixed up
If we get 'em right half the time that's close enough
It's Christmas in Fallujah,
children snuggle in their beds
While the corpses of their parents
dance around in their heads
Palaces and bridges, we burned them to the ground
‘Cause someone got a contract to rebuild the whole damned town
It's Christmas in Fallujah,
hear the bells begin to toll
I'm sorry about your mother,
she's somewhere down in the hole
We came here to Fallujah
to win your hearts and minds
But when we bombed your building
your family was inside
But Uncle Sam made a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
But sometimes the names, they get mixed up
If we get 'em right half the time that's close enough
Don't blame it on us soldiers,
we're only doing what we're told
Never had a spoon of silver,
now I've got a broken heart of gold
And I'm gonna have to live with
all these nightmares that I've seen
Never taught to know the difference
between Osama and Hussein
But Uncle Sam made a list, he's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
But sometimes the names, they get mixed up
If we get it right half the time that's close enough
It's Christmas in Fallujah,
to the victors go the spoils
We came to help the people,
it's not about the oil…
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