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Artist: Waysted
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How The West Was Won
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How The West Was Won
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On the news today they said we got something to fear
All the experts down at the bar and grill say
"It can't happen here"
Turn around, there's a few new faces here in town
Well sometimes I look and sometimes I wonder
Is that how the west was won?
Tear up the treaties and full speed ahead
Send ‘em packing out their own back doors
They need our help they just don't know it yet
So we'll convince them with some friendly force
Yeah, we'll take away the bread lines
Give them everything in double time
Show them where they've gone astray
Pushing poison on the natives
Cause we know what's best for them anyway
Well won't you tell me
Is that how the west was won?
Won't you tell me
Is that how the deal was done?
Won't you tell me
Is that how the west was won?
We dug in at the beaches and fell from the sky
Don't mind us dropping in this way
We're massed on your borders for a sightseeing trip
And if we like it here we just might stay
So misunderstood it's not equality we want
Its just complacency we're after
All you misguided slavers
Throw your wrenches in the works
And you'll live happily ever after
Well won't you tell me
Is that how the west was won?
Can't you tell me
Is that how the deal was done?
Somebody tell me
Is that what you do for fun?
Won’t you tell me
Is that how the west was won?
Won't you tell me
Is that how the west was won?
Won't you tell me
Is that how the west was won?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Is that how the west was won?
Somebody tell me
Is that how the west was won?
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