Safer than a serpent Till we got a load of The company you're keeping Round for us to take care of We decorate the picket fence With places where I'm from and fools like you can't mess with mom and get way I still pray the TV is lying It won't take too long When you're short of time To point out some good Left about mankind You can learn to love What you can destroy That's what I call sacrificing what you've got for freedom Give up what you've got for Captain do you copy? Right under the radar? Valor, faith and treason Chivalry that you make sin Guess business will be business We all know boys will be boys Someday I don't want to teach my children to ignore the noise It won't take too long When you're short of time To point out some good Left about mankind You can learn to love What you can destroy Can't we find a shred of hope to dress this fear up? Will we let the banner of humanity fall? That's not what I call sacrificing what you've got for freedom Give up what you've got for freedom Give it up That's not what I call sacrificing what you've got That's not what I call sacrificing what you've got That's not what I call sacrificing what you've got That's not what I call sacrificing what you've got for freedom Give up what you've got for freedom Give up what you've got for freedom