Everybody is looking sideways Pass that dollar just one more time They’re selling guns to a foreign country And wonder if they can meet supply It’s taken years to reach this production They have orders that must be filled A thousand rifles for Sandanistas If we don’t sell them someone else will
They say it’s good for business They’ll never argue if a buck’s to be found They say it’s good for business But they’ll be running With they’re heads to the ground
Well don’t you think it’s enough already What satisfaction’s in cities burned Well everything is ablaze and sinking From the weapons that they have turned
Everybody is looking sideways Pass that dollar just one more time It’s a perfectly legal business Wonder how they can sleep at night
They say it’s good for business They’ll never argue if a buck’s to be found They say it’s good for business But they’ll be running With their heads to the ground You know it’s good for business Why should we argue if a buck’s to be found Why say it’s good for business When you’ll be running Yeah you’ll be running