[Verse 1]
I had a good home but I left
I had a good home but I left, right, left
That big fucking bomb made me deaf, deaf
A Humvee mechanic put his Kevlar on wrong
I guarantee you’ll meet up with a suicide bomb
[Refrain]
And Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
[Verse 2]
Big fucking ditches in the middle of the road
You pay a hundred dollars just for fillin’ in the hole
Listen to the general, every goddamn word
How many ways can you polish up a turd
And left, right
Left, left, right
Left, right
[Refrain]
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
[Verse 3]
How is it that the only ones responsible for making this mess
Got their sorry asses stapled to a goddamn desk
[Refrain]
And Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Left, right, left
[Verse 4]
What did you do before the war?
I was a chef, I was a chef
What was your name?
It was Geoff, Geoff
I lost my buddy and I wept, wept
I come down from the meth
So I slept, slept
I had a good home but I left, left
[Verse 5]
Pantsed at the wind for a joke
I pranced right in with the dope
Glanced at her shin, she said nope
Left, right, left
Nimrod Bodfish, have you any wool
Get me another body bag, the body bag’s full
And my face was scorched, scorched
I miss my home, I miss my porch, porch
Left, right, left
Can I go home in March? (March)
My stanch was a chin full of soap
That rancid dinner with the pope
And left, right, left
[Verse 6]
Kelly Presutto got his thumbs blown off
Sergio’s developing a real bad cough
Sergio’s developing a real bad cough
[Refrain]
And Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
Hell broke luce
[Verse 7]
Boom went his head away
And boom went Valerie, huh
What the hell was it that the president said?
Give 'em all a beautiful parade instead
And left, right, left
While I was over here I never got to vote
I left my arm in my coat
My mom, she died and never wrote
We sat by the fire and ate a goat
Just before he died he had a toke
Now I’m home, and I’m blind, and I’m broke
What is next?
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