Intro: F C
Verse
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I signed up to serve my country, and I mean it when I say:
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I'm proud to do my duty for the good ol' USA.
They sent me to an island in the Caribbean sea,
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But it ain't no pearl at all, its just another place to be.
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And I wonder what I'll do again tonight,
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Maybe have a couple beers and try to keep out of fights..
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And I don't wanna bust your bubble, I don't wanna bring you down,
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But out here in GTMO, its the only game in town.
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They promised us new gear, and they promised us new boots,
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They promised in 4 months we'd be replaced by new recruits.
I got here in January, thinking I'd be home by spring,
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Now its lookin' like I'll need to buy a Cuban christmas tree.
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Oh Santa, won't you come this way...
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Do you need directions to Guantanamo Bay?
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I don't wanna bust your bubble, I don't wanna bring you down,
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But out here in GTMO, its the only game in town.
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They got the army, navy, air force, and United States marines,
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Hell, they even got the Coast Guard looking out for submarines.
Its a homely girl's paradise, that's what they're tellin' me,
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But homely's just a state of mind, they both look good to me.
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Jumpin' off the cliffs into a shark infested bay,
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Dodging jellyfish, its just another fun filled day.
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I don't wanna bust your bubble, I don't wanna bring you down,
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But out here in GTMO, its the only game in town.
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There's 4000 Cubans on the north side of the fence,
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Just waitin' for a chance to put their training to the test.
Sometimes I wish they would man, and I'd give that exam.
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It'd show em how we do it, when we fight for Uncle Sam.
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I wonder if the people back home
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Have any idea at all where we've gone.
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And I don't wanna bust your bubble, I don't wanna bring you down,
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But out here in GTMO, its the only game in town.
I don't wanna bust your bubble, I don't wanna bring you down,
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But out here in GTMO, its the only game in town.
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Out here in GTMO, its the only game in town.