Peter Tracy: Music

You Broke It, You Own It

(Peter Tracy)

This song is about what we already know will be Bush’s legacy—a stupid, pointless, unnecessary, illegal war.

Chorus:
You broke it, you own it—and you can’t take it back
You broke it, you own it—this hell called Iraq
Your place is assured now in our history.
You broke it, you own it—it’s your legacy

The rest of the world said “You’d better think twice.”
But you were too macho to take their advice.
With a smirk and a swagger you surged on ahead
Now over 3000 of our children are dead

Chorus

Nobody was goin’ to stand in your way
Now we’re in this mess that gets worse every day
But your mission’s accomplished and you’re standin’ pat
Our country gets screwed while your buddies get fat.

Are you happy you got what you wanted so bad?
To be a war president and one-up your dad.

You broke it, you own it—it belongs to you
How may more amputees before you’re through?
How many more families torn apart by your war?
How long ‘til we say we won’t take it no more?

Chorus

 Peter Tracy 2007