The Turtles

We Ain't Gonna Party No More

The Turtles


I heard about a man 
who said 
that he found a plan
To end 
all the wars of man
But nobody cared

He asked them 
to drop their guns 
to come home 
and love someone
Watch corn 
in the morning sun
Plan children 
to bear

Since 
I was just 
a little boy 
I've been hearing 
tales of war
How if 
we don't make men 
destroy every land 
outside our shore
How will they know 
we mean to fight?
For what is worth 
fighting for

I'll never hold a gun 
for them against 
my brothers 
cross the sea
There's so much work 
to do at home 
when the mind and soul 
are free
When will they send 
my brothers home 
so they can be free 
with me

You better end 
the war 
as quick as you can
There's hunger 
in America 
we need every man
We've got ignorance, 
pollution 
and so much more
If there's one thing 
we don't need 
it's your damn war

We ain't gonna party 
no more
you went to war 
and you didn't even 
tell us
We ain't gonna party 
no more

We ain't gonna party 
no more, 
you can't hold up 
the flag 
and try to lie 
behind it
We ain't gonna party 
no more

Oh spacious skies 
for waves of grain 
once I pledge 
myself to you
I pledge 
to textbooks
dates and names 
and the dreams 
I thought came true
How can my daughter 
do the same? 
For your red
white and blue

We ain't gonna party 
no more
We ain't gonna party 
no more
We ain't gonna party 
no more
We ain't gonna party 
no more