[Verse 1] He got his daddy’s name on the courthouse wall Got a summer house where the pines stand tall Flag on the porch But his boots stay clean Says “pray for the troops” on a flat screen gleam [Chorus] Fortunate sons don’t go to war They just raise a glass and bless the poor Send somebody else’s kid to settle the score Fortunate sons Don’t go to war (oh no) [Verse 2] Draft board calls But the call can wait There’s a quiet phone on a gated estate Scholarship smile Little silver key While a kid from my block ships across the sea [Chorus] Fortunate sons don’t go to war They just wave a hand from the country shore Talk brave words from a hardwood floor Fortunate sons Don’t go to war [Bridge] Who pulls the trigger? Who signs the check? Who sleeps easy? Who breaks their neck? [Chorus] Fortunate sons don’t go to war They just buy their peace and ask for more Fold their hands when the names are read on the floor Fortunate sons Fortunate sons Don’t go to war (hey)
