John Walker's Blues

[Verse 1]

I'm just an American boy

Raised on MTV

And I've seen all the kids in the soda pop ads

But none of 'em looked like me

So I started lookin' around

For a light out of the dim

And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word

Of Muhammad, peace be upon him

[Chorus]

Ashhadu la ilaha illa Allah

There's no god but God

[Verse 2]

If my daddy could see me now

Chains around my feet

He don't understand that sometimes a man

Has got to fight for what he believes

And I believe God is great

All praise due to him

And if I should die, I'd rise up to the sky

Just like Jesus, peace be upon him

[Chorus]

Ashhadu la ilaha illa Allah

There's no god but God

[Verse 3]

We came to fight the Jihad

And our hearts were pure and strong

And death filled the air, we all offered up prayers

And prepared for our martyrdom

Ah, but Allah had some other plan

Some secret not revealed

Now they're draggin' me back with my head in a sack

To the land of the infidel

[Chorus]

Ashhadu la ilaha illa Allah

Ashhadu la ilaha illa Allah