[Verse 1: Locksmith]

Hello son, this is daddy and I miss you

There hasn't been a night that I don't wish that I was wit' you

But I'm stationed overseas plantin' seeds to fulfill us

Protectin' our country from evil men that want to kill us

At least that's what they told me when I signed up

Provide us with a step on the social ladder to climb up

Money for college and a job in the sciences

A brand new career and a house filled with appliances

What I'm implying is: I've been trying to improve our situation

And lift us out the Lion's den

I was hard-pressed

I figured I could better my family and serve my country in the process

But I could never be an absentee parent

You're my only reason for being, and that's apparent

If I don't make it back at least you could be proud

Your dad died a hero, how does that sound?

But your mamma don't agree with our leaders, claimin' they liars

They force poor people to fight and put out fires

That they start, won't take part but give orders

Shipped home overnight across fictional borders

And they ain't got a draft no more, we volunteer

Classism is the draft and we on the bottom tier

And I don't see none of their kids in the crosshairs

Look across here, all of us starving for our share

Right back inside this hostile feud

Tryin' to unwrap what's facts, there's lots to prove

I see it clear now, I'm not confused

Every time we go to war, there's a reservoir of fossil fuels

They try to block my view and say that it's for liberty

The more I see the more I question it's validity

And this is no plea, no pitch for sympathy

This is me warning you if you should ever mimic me

And even if I make it back

There's no tellin' what I'm inhaling, the chemicals, and how they react

If your Pappap was here he'd testify

The gulf war, we sprayed our own troops with pesticides

The nerve damage it did and how it was hid

Neurotoxins indoctrines in which we live

Interrogation methods, hidden from any records

We all knew about, still pretend to reject it

They say a lie leaves a stench, and this thing reeks

Plus I haven't seen your face in sixteen weeks

I can sense a cover up, but if this thing leaks

The next time you see dad, I might be six feet deep

Red, white and blue on top of a great coffin

Inside, a brown body and it happens quite often

I hope it's all worth it and serves a greater purpose

But for now, this is "So long, son", 'til I resurface

Goodbye

[Chorus: Martin Luther McCoy]

My star-spangled-views

Give me red, white and blues

Take a walk in my shoes

(Walk in my shoes) In my shoes

If I don't make it home

Keep your hand on the chrome

But you knew all along

I was doing this for you

My star-spangled-views

Give me red, white and blues

Take a walk in my shoes

(Walk in my shoes) In my shoes

If I don't make it home

Keep your hand on the chrome

But you knew all along

I was doing this for you

[Verse 2: Martin Luther McCoy]

Don't look for me

I'm already dead

Things have always been what they are

Just know that I care

Ohh

Don't look for me

I'm already dead

Things have always been what they are

Just know that I care

[Chorus]

My star-spangled-views

Give me red, white and blues

Take a walk in my shoes

(Walk in my shoes) In my shoes

If I don't make it home

Keep your hand on the chrome

But you knew all along

I was doing this for you