Auntie Sam Wants You
(Please stop by the nearest recruiting station for a free toaster oven.)
Auntie Sam and Liberty were sitting in a cherry tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G when Sam asked, will you marry me?
I cannot tell a lie, she said, When I'm with you my heart and head
All my insides turn to mush, but we can't marry under Bush.
I know it's true, said Sam to Libby, But I would fight if you would with me
I'd do it for the joy it gives me, You and me? We could make history
So they sat there in those branches, hand in hand they planned romances
Passers by with nervous glances, asked no questions got no answers
Liberty had hesitations, born and raised with expectations
Forefathers had their frustrations once Sam sent out invitations
Postage paid now left them waiting, tasting cakes, and decorating
Guest lists made and all updated, they guessed if they'd be loved or hated
On the day of celebration, the nation gave congratulations
Legislators made declarations to end forever discrimination
So it was, or we hope it will be. For now, we'll march until we are free
Get your sparklers, follow me! And Auntie Sam! And Liberty!
Auntie Sam Wants You
To be her lawfully wedded wife
Auntie Sam Wants You
To have and hold her all your life
Auntie Sam Wants You
For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health
or for as long as you adore her! x2
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
I'm so proud to be repping the Bay State,
downtown dykes and the preps in the 508
Finally free, it's time we celebrate
Mass Equality helped us rise & elevate
We were patient, our wait paid off
Decades of discrimination made us cross
Our elected legislators changed the laws
Fuck the Bush administration, this state's ours!
The Commonwealth better reach out next,
cause one city on a hill and one state out West
See as humans, not as a threat
forget bad influence, I have no regrets
Til the rest agree, there's no rest for me,
Don't have a dime to donate but my speech is free
The time is now, there's no DeLay
You better speak up loud, while the right remains
They try to hold us down, like we're bound with chains
we hold our ground while you lose campaigns
The truth remains, it's in plain site
We wanna get married and we're willing to fight
and if it's wrong to vote for civil rights,
we'll engage each other or ignite the fight
even if it's legal, here in the Bean
East Coast now West but the states between?
Out of fifty states, 48 we find
that don't protect gay rights and this blows my mind
and it's a matter of time, but I get madder each day
I don't take it for granted I'm engaged and I'm gay
on the day we wed, will it be nationally legal?
If it's not, fuck ya'll, think rationally people.
Get your sparklers, follow me! And Auntie Sam! And Liberty!
Auntie Sam Wants You
To be her lawfully wedded wife
Auntie Sam Wants You
To have and hold her all your life
Auntie Sam Wants You
For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health
or for as long as you adore her!
I'm a start a revolution from alone in my basement
Til our leaders hear the music maybe tune in and face it
Hear the struggle in the snare and the hope when the bass hit
If they still don't care, I wish I'd see they faces
And I see no changes
I wake up in the morning, hate fills the pages
The APA okaying saying Gay's an illness
and another mom's in mourning cause they killed her Gay Kid
We gotta say we won't take this
We gotta say they can't break us
And we've got our equality but we won't stop
until we're all free
They promised us:
Life, Liberty
Our love is the pursuit. Sing it
We've got our equality but we won't stop until we're all free
They promised us: life, liberty... our love is the pursuit.
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
Auntie Sam Wants You
To be her lawfully wedded wife
Auntie Sam Wants You
To have and hold her all your life
Auntie Sam Wants You
For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health
or for as long as you adore her!
Auntie Sam and Liberty were sitting in a cherry tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G when Sam asked, will you marry me?
I cannot tell a lie, she said, When I'm with you my heart and head
All my insides turn to mush, but we can't marry under Bush.
I know it's true, said Sam to Libby, But I would fight if you would with me
I'd do it for the joy it gives me, You and me? We could make history
So they sat there in those branches, hand in hand they planned romances
Passers by with nervous glances, asked no questions got no answers
Liberty had hesitations, born and raised with expectations
Forefathers had their frustrations once Sam sent out invitations
Postage paid now left them waiting, tasting cakes, and decorating
Guest lists made and all updated, they guessed if they'd be loved or hated
On the day of celebration, the nation gave congratulations
Legislators made declarations to end forever discrimination
So it was, or we hope it will be. For now, we'll march until we are free
Get your sparklers, follow me! And Auntie Sam! And Liberty!
Auntie Sam Wants You
To be her lawfully wedded wife
Auntie Sam Wants You
To have and hold her all your life
Auntie Sam Wants You
For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health
or for as long as you adore her! x2
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
I'm so proud to be repping the Bay State,
downtown dykes and the preps in the 508
Finally free, it's time we celebrate
Mass Equality helped us rise & elevate
We were patient, our wait paid off
Decades of discrimination made us cross
Our elected legislators changed the laws
Fuck the Bush administration, this state's ours!
The Commonwealth better reach out next,
cause one city on a hill and one state out West
See as humans, not as a threat
forget bad influence, I have no regrets
Til the rest agree, there's no rest for me,
Don't have a dime to donate but my speech is free
The time is now, there's no DeLay
You better speak up loud, while the right remains
They try to hold us down, like we're bound with chains
we hold our ground while you lose campaigns
The truth remains, it's in plain site
We wanna get married and we're willing to fight
and if it's wrong to vote for civil rights,
we'll engage each other or ignite the fight
even if it's legal, here in the Bean
East Coast now West but the states between?
Out of fifty states, 48 we find
that don't protect gay rights and this blows my mind
and it's a matter of time, but I get madder each day
I don't take it for granted I'm engaged and I'm gay
on the day we wed, will it be nationally legal?
If it's not, fuck ya'll, think rationally people.
Get your sparklers, follow me! And Auntie Sam! And Liberty!
Auntie Sam Wants You
To be her lawfully wedded wife
Auntie Sam Wants You
To have and hold her all your life
Auntie Sam Wants You
For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health
or for as long as you adore her!
I'm a start a revolution from alone in my basement
Til our leaders hear the music maybe tune in and face it
Hear the struggle in the snare and the hope when the bass hit
If they still don't care, I wish I'd see they faces
And I see no changes
I wake up in the morning, hate fills the pages
The APA okaying saying Gay's an illness
and another mom's in mourning cause they killed her Gay Kid
We gotta say we won't take this
We gotta say they can't break us
And we've got our equality but we won't stop
until we're all free
They promised us:
Life, Liberty
Our love is the pursuit. Sing it
We've got our equality but we won't stop until we're all free
They promised us: life, liberty... our love is the pursuit.
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
A free toaster oven x2
A free motherfucking free toaster fucking oven
Auntie Sam Wants You
To be her lawfully wedded wife
Auntie Sam Wants You
To have and hold her all your life
Auntie Sam Wants You
For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health
or for as long as you adore her!