Newest Industry Lyrics - Husker Du

We been through mass destruction once but once was not enough 

We said "we want a second chance" and all they say is "tough" 

A world where science went too far, there's no way to survive 

Why can't we get this thing straightened out 'cause I wanna stay alive 

They burned and bombed the east and north and there's no place left to go 

The Sun Belt's overcrowded so let's annex Mexico 

The peso's only worth a dime but they've got all that land 

There's no need for a civil war, we know they'll understand, right? 

Is that how you like it? 

Hah, factories left unattended, crumbling to the ground 

We tried to keep them running but there's no more oil around 

We used it all to fight a war that neither side could win 

Hah, well, Vietnam was Little League compared to where we've been 

Now we live in caves and huts and we don't have pay TV 

And everyone is signing up for the newest industry 

Standard oil goes solar power, all try to make a buck 

I'll sit around, smoke cigarettes and I'll babble, "what the fuck?" 

That's how I like it 

Sign up, newest industry 

The newest industry 

We'll sign up for the newest industry 

Yeah, we'll sign up 

For the newest industry 

Yeah, we'll sign up 

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