Yes it's true I am a young man

but I'm old enough to kill

I don't wanna kill nobody

but I must if you so will

And if I raise my hand in question

you just say that I'm a fool

Cause I got the gall to ask you

Can you maybe change the rules

can you stand and call me upstart

Ask what answer can I find, I ain't sayin' I'm a genius

2 2 is on my mind



Well I knew a guy in high school

just an average friendly guy

And he had himself a girlfriend

and you made them say goodbye

Now he's buried in the mud

over foreign jungle land

And his girl just sits and cries

she just doesn't understand

So you say he died for freedom

well if he died to save your lies

Go ahead and call me yellow

2 2 is on my mind



All I know is that I'm young and your rules they are old

If I've got to kill to live

then there's something left untold

I'm no statesman I'm no general

I'm no kid I'll never be

It's the rules not the soldier

that I find the real enemy



I'm no prophet I'm no rebel

I'm just asking you why

I just want a simple answer

why it is I 've got to die

I'm a simple minded guy

2 2 is on my mind