The government talks about conscription

Another self-imposed restriction

Their excuse is no conviction

Patriotism: It's all fiction

There ain't no patriots here no more

Who's gonna fight in the third world war?

Everyone knows it just ain't right

Don't we get the chance to live or die?

They give us hardship all our life

And when we refuse they wonder why

Well I won't fight for my country

Cos the government wouldn't fight for me

They can't afford the Dole money

So they'll put the unemployed in the army