Mitch Benn – Happy Birthday War lyrics

Happy birthday war,
They said you'd ended long before,
You were officially over four years and ten months ago,
It must be true because the president said so,
'Mission Accomplished' the banner said,
We saw it fluttering overhead,
But here we are and here we'll stay at least a little while more,
Happy birthday war,
Happy birthday war,

These [?] ungrateful Iraqis,
They are so very hard to please,
Don't they know we came to liberate their land,
So they could be blown to bits in freedom,
You'd think they'd understand,
We brought liberty there way,
For the price of just a hundred dead civilians a day,
Honestly, I don't know what they're all still moaning for,
Happy birthday war.

Sudam was such a naughty, naughty, boy,
He was easily found in his hole in the ground,
But we still couldn't find all his toys.

Happy birthday war,
How we recall the shock and awe,
Of the rockets and the missiles raining down upon Bagdad,
If there were civilians underneath them, I guess it's just to bad,
We thought we'd win it in a day,
We didn't think we'd have to stay,
Perhaps we ought to cut our loses and call it a draw,
Happy birthday war,
Happy birthday war,

The world's a better place without Hussain,
Repeat that to yourself over and over again when it feels like you're going insane,
Happy birthday war,
And here's to many more,
Because the sound of every bomb blast is music to the ears
Of the terrorist recruiters and the war profiteers,
You see there's far too much at stake,
To many people on the make,
And why stop now when there's so much more misery in store,
Happy birthday war,
Someone remind me just exactly what we came here for,
Happy birthday war.