He's a private first class U.S. Marine Last November he turned 19 Got a wife and a son that'll be here soon But he just shipped out on the 4th of June He's old enough to vote old enough to die But he can't buy beer on a Saturday night Why why the hell not he's a man on a mission Giving all he's got putting his life on the Line must not mean a lot why the hell not Behind the school at a football game there's A bad dude pushing that crack cocaine a twelve Year old called the cops so they put him in Cuffs in the parking lot but his rich old man paid A crooked judge got a slap on the wrist didn't Get locked up Why why the hell not you turn him loose He's never gonna stop yeah time for the crime These days must not mean a lot why the hell not You see it every night on the 6 o'clock news Another bad nightmare just came true from town To town it's all the same they say one man Can't make a change Why why the hell not if we all stand up we Can't be stopped it's up to me and you and I Say it's worth a shot Why why the hell not if we all stand up we Can't be stopped it's up to me and you and I Say it's worth a shot why the hell not, Why the hell not