When your girlfriend asks you 'round to her house, and you meet her folks

and they say that your hair's too long, and you're not their kind of bloke

they grab you by the collar and they throw you through the door

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war



Well, you're working very hard to get promotion in your job

but arrive late on morning just because you missed the bus

the foreman says "You're fired, because your punctuality's poor"

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war



Then you go into a hotel to get put up for the night

and they say that you can't stay there, just because your shirt ain't white

you're tired and you hungry, and you cannot walk no more

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war



Ain't no money, ain't no woman, ain't no roof above your head

so you lay down in the park, and you wish that you were dead

the fuzz says you are trespassing, and kicks you in the jaw

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war



The fuzz says you are trespassing and kicks you in the jaw

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war



You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

You don't have to be ...........(etc. fade out)