Some are born with a perfect view High above me, high above you Talk of honor, talk of pride While someone else gets sent to die Trumpets blow, the banners fly They stay home and tell us why Name the price and draw the line Then call the sacrifice mine Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't bleed so you sleep at night Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't march beneath your light Not my fight! Not my fight! I ain't your flag, I ain't your pride Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't be the one you send to die Some grow up on easy streets Open doors and tables set Never asking where it came Never paying back the debt When the bill comes rolling round They're the first to leave the town Leave the poor to pay the score Then lock and bolt another door Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't bleed so you sleep at night Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't march beneath your light Not my fight! Not my fight! I ain't your flag, I ain't your pride Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't be the one you send to die Flags go up and young men go One by one down dusty roads Ask for blood, then ask for more Send 'em off to someone else's war Ask them what we're fighting for "Duty, son" — and nothing more I ain't marching down your line It's your war — but the blood is mine Keep your marble Keep your gold Keep the stories We've been sold I'm not your drum I'm not your plan I'm just one Working man NOT MY FIGHT! Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't bleed so you sleep at night Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't march beneath your light Not my fight! Not my fight! I ain't your flag, I ain't your pride Not my fight! Not my fight! I won't be the one you send to die Not my fight! Not my fight! No, no, no— Not my fight!
