duck & cover in the tower of babel   train your children to sit under tables   a warm rain but a chill in the air   can't they tell that there's people down there?       forward as one   not marching as to war   forward as one   not marching as to war   forward as one, forward as one    forward as one   not marching as to war       i have a father & he fought in the jungle   he lost a brother, so i lost an uncle   life's a gas, hah!, life's a scream   in the army, navy, airforce, marines       forward as one   not marching as to war   forward as one   not marching as to war   hear the officer "hup two three..."   forward as one forward as one    forward as one   not marching as to war       either you like it or you don't   but somebodies pushing, stabbing you down   either you like it or you don't   but somebodies pushing, stabbing you down       all around you under curfew   people see but minds are shattered   hypnotized & disillusioned   watch the times now, more confusion   on the streets there's escalation   stop, think, what could happen?   turn around but keep your mind on   what could happen, pure destruction       either you like it or you don't   but somebodies pushing, stabbing you down   either you like it or you don't   but somebodies pushing, stabbing you down       law & order, natural order   obviously out of order   what's to come of my generation?   give the thought some huh! penetration   on the streets there's escalation   conscription soon take over   join the army be a soldier   what's the fight for, law & order?       either you like it or you don't   but somebodies pushing, stabbing you down   either you like it or you don't   but somebodies pushing, stabbing you down       duck & cover in the tower of babel   train your children to sit under tables   a warm rain but a chill in the air   can't they tell that there's people down there?   just like my father who fought in the jungle   he lost a brother, so i lost an uncle   life's a gas, arrgh, life's a scream   in the army, navy, airforce, marines       forward as one   not marching as to war   forward as one   not marching as to war   hear the officer "hup two three..."   forward as one forward as one    forward as one,   not marching as to war