Every morning I get up and I watch the war, watch the warAnd every morning it upstages all my favorite shows--Donahue, Hogan's Heroes(chorus:)It's the American way, the new world orderWe hold these truths to be self-evidentIn the American day, you must give and I shall take,And I will tell you what is moral and what's justBecause I want, because I will, because I can, so will I k**Every morning I get up and I raise the flag,Salute the monument of those who gave their livesAnd I guess war's OK, it's just a little inconvenient, but it's betterThan a video game...it's better than the movies(chorus)Because I want, because I will, because I can, so will I k**And every morning I get up and I watch the war, watch the warAnd every morning it upstages everything I know...(chorus)Because I want, because I will, because I can, so will IBecause I want, because I will, because I can, so will IBecause I want, because I will, because I can, so will I