[Verse 1]
Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord
[Chorus]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no
[Verse 2]
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, no
But when the taxman come' to the door
Lord, the house lookin' like a rummage sale, yeah
[Chorus]
It ain't me, it ain't mе
I ain't no millionaire's son, no no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunatе one, no
[Verse 3]
Yeah, some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer "More, more, more, more!"
[Chorus]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no military son, son, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, one
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no no no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no no no
Rise Against released Fortunate Son (Nowhere Sessions) on Thu Nov 11 2021.
Rise Against shared in the YouTube description:
We actually used to cover “Fortunate Son” in our early basement days. To me, the song represents one of the best examples of mixing music and politics together so seamlessly that nobody questions it.