[Verse 1]
The facts we hate, we'll never meet
Walking down the road
Everybody yelling, "Hurry up, hurry up"
But I'm waiting for you, I must go slow
I must not think bad thoughts
When is this world coming to?
Both sides are right, but both sides murder
I give up, why can't they?
[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
[Verse 2]
The civil wars and the uncivilized wars
Conflagrations leap out of every poor furnace
The food cooks poorly and everyone goes hungry
From then on, it's dog eat dog
Dog eat body and body eat dog
I can't go down there
I can't understand it
I'm a no-good coward, an American too
A North American, that is
And I must not think bad thoughts (Not a South)
And I must not think bad thoughts (Or a Central)
And I must not think bad thoughts (Or a Native American)
Oh, I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I'm guilty of murder of innocent men
Innocent women, innocent children, thousands of 'em
My planes, my guns, my money, my soldiers
My blood on my hands
It's all my fault
[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
[Verse 3]
The facts we hate, you'll never hear us
"I hear the radio is finally gonna play new music
You know, the British Invasion"
But what about the Minutemen
Flesh Eaters, D.O.A.
Big Boys and the Black Flag?
Will the last American band to get played on the radio
Please bring the flag? Please bring the flag
Glitter disco synthesizer night school
All this noble savage drum, drum, drum
Astronauts go back in time to hang out with the cave people
It's about time, it's about space
It's about some people in the strangest places
Woody Guthrie sang about
B-E-E-T-S, not B-E-A-T-S
[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
[Verse 4]
The facts we hate, we'll never meet
Walking down the road
Everybody yelling, "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up"
But I'm waiting for you, I must go slow
I must not think bad thoughts
When is this world coming to?
Both sides are right, but both sides murder
I give up, why can't they?
[Chorus]
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
I must not think bad thoughts
[Outro]
Uh, hey buddy, how's it goin'?
Oh yeah?
Uh, miss? Waitress (What?)
Waitress, waitress (Would you just sit down and behave yourself?)
Waitress, please
But, but I just, I've been watching the game
(You, I'm not gonna give you another drink)
(I'm not gonna give you another drink) Hey Joe
Joe, come on over here (So just sit down and watch the game)
Uh, hello buddy, you're, um, I don't know
(The game's on TV, just sit there and watch it)
Ha-ha