I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts

[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