Released: July 18, 2005
Songwriter: UB40
Producer: UB40
[Intro]
Who you fighting for?
[Verse 1]
Queen and country, freedom cry
God and glory, do or die
Propaganda, spin and lie
Who are you fighting for?
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Verse 2]
Sell the arms, suppress the truth
Create the fear, invent the proof
Wave the flag, don't tell the youth
Who they are fighting for
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Verse 3]
Weapon dealing, profiteering
Country stealing, ethnic clearing
Asset stripping, oil dripping
Architects of war
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
Who you fighting for?
[Verse 1]
Queen and country, freedom cry
God and glory, do or die
Propaganda, spin and lie
Who are you fighting for?
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Verse 2]
Sell the arms, suppress the truth
Create the fear, invent the proof
Wave the flag, don't tell the youth
Who they are fighting for
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Verse 3]
Weapon dealing, profiteering
Country stealing, ethnic clearing
Asset stripping, oil dripping
Architects of war
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
[Chorus]
You do the shooting, they do the looting
You do the killing, they do the drilling
You do the dying, they do the lying
All the way to the bank, you can hear them crying
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From the album
- Who You Fighting For? (2005)
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