WHY CAN'T WE JUST SAY NO
by Mark Heard.
i am a miner, a miner, a miner
i'm stabbing the veins and the lodes
tunneling deeper and deeper and deeper
for half of the gold in the world
breaking the backs of the workers, the workers
with blood running under the ground
how can i turn back, turn back
turn back
when gravel is all i have found

they say we never learn, never learn
say we never learn
why can't we just say no
i just have to laugh
why can't we just say no
why can't we just say no

i am a warrior, a warrior, a warrior
a soldier of stature and worth
fighting for honor, for honor, for honor
and half of the land of the earth
i have the power, the power, the power
to conjure the pecter of death
there is no turning back, turning back, turning back
until there's a sword through my chest

they say we never learn, never learn
say we never learn
why can't we just say no
i just have to laugh
why can't we just say no
why can't we just say no

From Tribal Opera
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