Surprise, Surprise

The lower they go, the higher they fly
there's more than one way to play
and I say an eye for an eye
it's been going too far, it's been going too far
for far too long
I wanna set it on fire, I wanna set it on fire
drop the bomb

surprise surprise
the government lies.

It's OK to kill in the name of democracy,
and dictators are swell, if they like the smell
of American money.
It's making me sick, I want no part of it
stop waving that flag
all you idiots bought right into it
who's left holding the bag?

surprise surprise
surprise surprise
the government lies.

This capsized country's sinking fast
I got leaches and landlords and lawyers
crawling all over my ass.
We've been playing along and they've been playing the song
that we wanted to hear,
but the melody's meaningless
it's wasted on my ears

surprise surprise
surprise surprise
surprise surprise
the government lies.


Cop Shoot Cop, "Surprise, Surprise"