It's A Sorry World

() You can go to war when your 18 But, () you can't buy a beer () You can launch missles from a submarine But, you () here You can () breathe chemical weapon fumes But, () they don't want you to smoke So, when you're () shootin' up a car in Baghdad Don't () Coke () You can have sex when you're 17 You just () can't have a cigarette You ain't () old enough for a slot-machine Or to () bet But, they'll () take you at the clinic when you're 15 And your () folks don't have to know Or you can () take Penicillin Just don't watch people gettin' () naked on vide(G)o () You can be governor at at 21 Or a () president at 35 You can be the senator from South Carolina If ()ive They'll () throw you in with sharks when your 12 years old And () teach you to scubadive But, when you're () 94, and can't see anymore more () drive Just () don't get caught with no beer in your hand If () you just turned 18 They don't mind you ownin' a big old torch And a ()ine You just () can't buy smokes at the liquor store Or () ya'll will both go to jail But, they'll () sell you the rope So you can hang yourself While you're () Nails It's a () sorry world It's a sorry world It's a sorry world when () you can raise youngens But, you ()o It's a () sorry world It's a sorry world It's a sorry world when you're () 17 But, you ()