The Rich Man

[Intro] And in the news today, NPR is reporting that the cost of the war in Iraq could surpass eighty million dollars in fiscal 2005 Now we're saying total expenditures for the war pass two hundred million dollars And The Washington Times recently reported, according to army documents and officials, Halliburton's logistics contract with the US Army in Iraq has been worth at least 9.6 billion dollars since the start of the war and is mounting at a cost of about six million dollars a year Meanwhile, CNN has reported that there have been one thousand seven hundred and forty-two coalition troop deaths in the war in Iraq as of April 22nd, 2005 At least twelve thousand two hundred and two US troops have been murdered in action, according to the Pentagon The Pentagon does not report the number of non-hostile wounded, and there are no official reports made of the Iraqi civilian body count Although, as of April 15th, 2005 the approximate figure was over twenty thousand people [Verse 1] Somehow, I think I'm goin' home Even though my friends can't reach me I don't know how I ended up alone All I know is you can't save me They only asked us to believe They only wanted us to follow I think I'm old enough to see I think I'm goin' home tomorrow [Pre-Chorus] I believe in [Chorus] Sinners (Sinners) and hypocrites (And hypocrites) Burning in the desert for a rich man (Rich man) Liars (Liars) and lunatics (And lunatics) Lead us to the slaughter for our last stand (Last stand) Killers (Killers) and idiots (And idiots) Dying in the desert for a rich man (Rich man) Sinners (Sinners) and hypocrites (And hypocrites) Gather us together for the master plan [Verse 2] I didn't bother with my faith How will my family recognize me? Somehow, I think I'm goin' home But I still can't comprehend it [Bridge] I know I don't want to die But I know dying will not end it [Pre-Chorus] I believe in [Chorus] Sinners (Sinners) and hypocrites (And hypocrites) Burning in the desert for a rich man (Rich man) Liars (Liars) and lunatics (And lunatics) Lead us to the slaughter for our last stand (Last stand) Killers (Killers) and idiots (And idiots) Dying in the desert for a rich man (Rich man) Sinners (Sinners) and hypocrites (And hypocrites) Gather us together for the bastards [Bridge] I know the truth is all a lie My skin is cracking on my lips I don't pretend that I can understand why we are doing this My heart has bled a thousand times How will I live with what we've done? The only comfort is the knowledge that I'm not the only one Yeah Why am I here? What did I do? Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Why? (Why?) Why? [Outro] And in the United States, under the federal government's No Child Left Behind legislation, schools are required to provide military recruiters with the names, addresses and phone numbers of juniors and seniors However, students and their parents can opt out of the program by requesting the information not be released Some schools are letting people know they have that option It has recently been reported that, under the US Patriot Act, surveillance orders can be based, in part, on a person's First Amendment activities, such as the books they read, the websites they visit, or the letter to the editor they have written And that the personal organization forced to turn over records is forbidden from disclosing the search to anyone This all comes as The Seattle Times reports that there are more terrorist attacks in 2004 than any year since 1985 According to Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst and State Department terrorism expert...