You Don't Have to Be in the Army to Fight in the War

When your girlfriend asks you 'round to her house

And you meet her folks

And they say that your hair's too long

And you're not their kind of bloke

They grab you by the collar

And they throw you through the door

You don't have to be in the army

To fight in the war

Well, you're working very hard to get promotion in your job

But arrive late on morning just because you missed the bus

The foreman says, "You're fired because your punctuality's poor"

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night

And they say that you can't stay there

Just because your shirt ain't white

You're tired and you hungry and you cannot walk no more

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head

So you lay down in the park and you wish that you were dead

The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

You don't have to be