After the war we'll settle down Move out west buy a house in California After the war we'll leave this goddam town Find a job that pays you a whole lotta money Raise an American Child Born under a blanket of fear Raised without any kind of certainty Searching for anything real Raised in a so called liberty Up another house for sale How they gonna keep the dogs away After it all we'll figure it out Start a life there ain't no one town better Raise an American Child