The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
We live in a Kingdom of reigns
The dogs of war rule the day
The hypocrites roam in gangs
The truth is lost
It's wars first casualty
Speak the truth
If you've got something to say
To leaf the boys off to war
Is to throw them away
Depleted rounds kill
RU-238
These troubled times
Bringing on our darkest days
Is this the death of liberty
Is this the price that life has come to mean
All our friends, now enemies
The misery of
Bleeding
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
Tell the truth
If you've got something to say
No blood for oil, killing fields
Halliburton money
Wounded troops left to rot
No help from the VA
These troubled times
Bringing on our darkest days
Is this the death of liberty
Is this the price that life has come to mean
All our friends, now enemies
The misery of
Bleeding
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
Speak the truth or Throw it away
Is this the death of liberty
Is this the price that life has come to mean
All our friends, now enemies
The misery of
Bleeding
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
We live in a Kingdom of reigns
The dogs of war rule the day
The hypocrites roam in gangs
The truth is lost
It's wars first casualty
Speak the truth
If you've got something to say
To leaf the boys off to war
Is to throw them away
Depleted rounds kill
RU-238
These troubled times
Bringing on our darkest days
Is this the death of liberty
Is this the price that life has come to mean
All our friends, now enemies
The misery of
Bleeding
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
Tell the truth
If you've got something to say
No blood for oil, killing fields
Halliburton money
Wounded troops left to rot
No help from the VA
These troubled times
Bringing on our darkest days
Is this the death of liberty
Is this the price that life has come to mean
All our friends, now enemies
The misery of
Bleeding
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
Speak the truth or Throw it away
Is this the death of liberty
Is this the price that life has come to mean
All our friends, now enemies
The misery of
Bleeding
To my country
The mounting costs
Our freedom's lost
The death of liberty
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