ohh all those slings and arrows could be any town and could be any day could be anyone you see upon your way if you believe half what the papers say you d think we re living in a distant past could be any one and could be any two could be one of me and could be one of you how am i to know which one is true you could be leading me a painted calf but oh i don t know what it is that we re fighting no i deserve to no i deserve to know i deserve to know why we re fighting i ll push someone if someone pushes me and carry guns if gun s all i see cnn and al jazeera tv think we re living in some distant past war in jerusalem war in beirut war over in even bristol too you wouldn t believe what war got this world into and you d have thought that we d have learned by now but oh i don t know what it is that we re fighting no i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know why we re fighting  come on no i deserve to know i deserve to know i deserve to know why we re fighting