[Verse 1]
Although I couldn't afford it
I bought a beat up guitar
I worked ’til four in the mornin'
In a broken down bar
[Refrain]
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
[Verse 2]
I know we're all out of money
Don't let the billionaires win
We ain't got much, but we're hungry
It's burning under our skin
[Refrain]
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
[Verse 3]
Oh, come on darlin'
There's a war on our TV
But it's all right
In our bedrooms we are free
Deep in the guts of me
I love you violently
Until the dawn's early light
[Refrain]
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
[Verse 4]
Come put your hand on my heartbeat
There is a marching band in me
It sings a national anthem
For an island in the sea
Where everybody's somebody
Where everybody’s gone free
[Refrain]
This is why we fight
[Bridge]
Now every morning when I wake up
I put another bullet in my coffee cup
[Verse 3 - Reprise]
Oh, come on darlin'
There's a war on our TV
But it's all right
In our bedrooms we are free
Deep in the guts of me
I love you violently
Until the dawn's early light
[Refrain]
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
This is why we fight
