we ran into trouble scamming for oil the whole middle east is coming to a boil it s the muslims and kurds bedouin herds palestinians and arabs and jews in the news there s to much to keep up with it will jangle your head and the whole situation s running way in the red i said don t get me started i ll like as not bend your ear don t get me started i just want to make one thing clear i was born in america and i m proud of that fact i wish the rest of the world would get off our back but these slick politicians man you ve got to admit seem as crazy as bedbugs and they don t give one whit about a man on the street with his back to the wall who can t find a quarter for to make a phone call meanwhile back in washington champagne will flow tell that to the homeless man with nowhere to go i said don t get me started i came into this bar to unwind don t get me started i ll like as not speak my mind the rich corporations have turned a deaf ear the don t care who goes hungry they ve made that much clear you see the trouble with people is we want to believe but they can t turn a profit without tricks up their sleeve it s the roofers and truckers the working class suckers the fireman and nurses soldiers and preachers who shoulder the blows it comes and it goes a six trillion dollar debt that you pay through the nose i said don t get me started i m a drag when i ve had a few drinks and don t get me started i don t care what anyone thinks cause it makes me angry east timor s genocide to the core the indonesian legions come and give em what for when the coalition army doesn t come to your aid you might as well face it there s no made to be made i had a dream last night i was secretary of defense and i came to the conclusion war doesn t make any sense yeah but nobody heard me when i tried to rescind it there were too many people that just didn t want to end it i said don t get me started you never know when i might stop don t get me started we both need to just let this thing drop don t get me started don t get me started not now don t get me started because it makes me angry