[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Harmonica, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]
[Intro]
But, but (… butter?)
Well, well, well…
What’s it gonna be?
A bigger pile of weapons…
Or your lunch for free?
You can build a bigger cannon,
You can polish up the brass,
But if everybody’s hungry,
How long’s the party gonna last?
[Verse 1]
There’s a factory on the corner
Making bullets by the ton
There’s a kid across the street
Who hasn’t eaten since the sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Move it to the left
(Move it to the right)
Count the cost
(Of your fight)
[Refrain]
Guns or butter
(You better get some)
Guns or butter
(You just might get none)
Butter’s better
(Guns on the run)
Make you bitter
(Ruin the fun)
[Verse 2]
Build another battleship
Build another missile shield
Who’ll be left to pay the bill
When the hungry take the field?
[Pre-Chorus]
Raise the budget
(Raise the stakes)
Cut the table
(Who cuts the cake?)
[Refrain]
Guns or butter
(You better get some)
Guns or butter
(You just might get none)
Butter’s better
(Guns on the run)
Make you bitter
(Ruin the fun)
[Bridge – Half-time, bass and drums]
Guns might guard the border
(Guns might win a fight)
But butter feeds the children
(Each day through sthe night)
No bread, no butter
(No peace of mind)
No room at the table
(What did you find?)
A mountain of steel
(A mountain of debt)
The biggest gun in the world
Can’t be supper yet!
Guns! Guns! Guns!
(Who’s paying the bill?)
Butter! Butter!
(Who’s working the till?)
Guns! Guns! Guns!
(Shiny and new!)
Butter! Butter!
(What about you?)
What do you eat?
(Bread and butter!)
What do you need?
(Not endless slaughter!)
[Final Refrain]
Guns or butter
(You better get some)
Guns or butter
(You just might get none)
Butter’s better
(Guns on the run)
Make you bitter
(Ruin the fun)
[Outro]
Guns or butter
(It’s not just a game)
Guns or butter
(Who’s left to blame?)
Butter’s better
(When the day is done)
You can’t eat bullets
(But you can feed someone!)
But, but … butter
(Would be better)
Win the battle if you’re able…
And still lose the dinner table.
From the album “Full Blown“