The Big Stick

by Minutemen

From the album: 3-Way Tie (For Last)

Track 3 of 16 on 3-Way Tie (For Last) (1985).

Duration: 2:34

3-Way Tie (For Last) cover art

Lyrics for The Big Stick

Now over there in Managua Square With American made bombs falling everywhere They kill women and children and animals too These bombs are made by people like me and you And we're told that we hold a big stick over them But I know from what I've read that peace is in our hands Over there in Guatamala my friend We're making mistakes there once again Uncle Sam supports a fascist regime That doesn't represent the people over there We learn and believe there is justice for us all And we lie to ourselves with a big stick up our ass Now if we stand and yell it out That war isn't what we're all about Then someone will hear and bring us back To get the peace train back on it's tracks This is what I'm singing about The race war that America supports Indians will never die They'll do just fine if we let them try And I know, we're never told that peace is in our hands If we stop, there is time to heal the scars we've caused To heal the scars we've caused To heal the scars we've caused

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  2. Lost
  3. The Big Stick
  4. Political Nightmare
  5. Courage
  6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
  7. The Red and the Black
  8. Spoken Word Piece
  9. No One
  10. Stories
  11. What Is It
  12. Ack Ack Ack
  13. Just Another Soldier
  14. Situations at Hand
  15. Bermuda
  16. Hittin' the Bong