A Westerner Walks Into A Bar

A Westerner walks into a bar
Television on the Middle East corner
Talk to the barman a bit about cars
A bit about war, and a bit about Captain America
'Bout 50 thousand dead
What a tragic tale, what a moral dilemma
What can we do to help?
Say it again, and again, and again, until you've entertained yourself

Said "Mmm, uh, if I'm being honest
Never heard of your country, until we bombed it"
There's an invisible gun in my pocket
Pays for a round of shots, and a gossip
And a pissed up thought in the water closet
Don't use soap, no tap, don't wash it, uh
Unspoken law of the land
It's fashionable to have blood on your hands

Then you start getting racist
Talk about refugees getting payslips
50 pounds a week for needs is outrageous
You spend nearly a ton on a night getting wasted
Reform UKKK
Let's make Britain great again

Fingers click, and a monthly wage
Is a thousand Stellas, and a Lebanese takeaway
I put my faith in God
And a rich man's bank account
TV says, "Few million displaced"
I say, "Fucking keep 'em out"

When a Westerner walks into a bar
Television on the Middle East corner
Talk to the barman a bit about cars
A bit about war, and a bit about Captain America
'Bout 50 thousand dead
What a tragic tale, what a moral dilemma
What can we do to help?
Say it again and again and again until you've entertained yourself

He said, "Mmm, uh, if I'm being serious
This service is shit, and I don't think you're hearing this"
The news is depressing
Can someone turn it off?
I don't wanna be dancing when another bomb drops
Another shot, and cheap beer, and cheap talk
On international relations, and the state of the war
State of the nation
State of the rich and the poor
State of the who gives two shits 'bout some war?

I've been waiting 30 minutes, and I haven't had another drink yet
Is the country in the sink yet?
Is the threat of nuclear action on the brink yet?
I will blow your mind when I get the time to think
Says "oh, the horror"
I wish I could change it
If I don't get served in five minutes, I'm complaining
Now, I'm getting kicked out
Now, I've got a bottle
I might wrap it up with somebody's head down the cobbles

When a Westerner walks into a bar
Television on the Middle East corner
Talk to the barman a bit about cars
A bit about war, and a bit about Captain America
'Bout 50 thousand dead
What a tragic tale, what a moral dilemma
"What can We do to help?"
Say it again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and ah