I know a place   Where you're all going to go   They'll pay you to kill   If You're eighteen years old   First You'll need a haircut   And then some new clothes   They'll stick you in a jungle   To play G.I. Joe      You fight for democracy   And the "American Way"   But you're not in your country   "What am I doing here?" you say   But now it's too late   You're entering Managua   If you had brought your surfboard   You could surf Nicaragua      What is this we're fighting for   What's our ultimate goal   To force our ideas   Right down their throats   American Intervention   Grows Deeper Everyday   The situation worsens   More soldiers on the way      You fight for democracy   And the "American Way"   But you're not in your country   "What am I doing here?" you say   But now it's too late   You're entering Managua   If you had brought your surfboard   You could surf Nicaragua      Lessons we have learned   Are easy to forget   Hints of viet-nam   How soon we all forget   First we send advisors   And then go the troops   Another worthless conflict   Another Chance to lose      You fight for democracy   And the "American Way"   But you're not in your country   "What am I doing here?" you say   But now it's too late   You're entering Managua   If you had brought your surfboard   You could surf Nicaragua