Yes it's true I am a young man    but I'm old enough to kill   I don't wanna kill nobody    but I must if you so will   And if I raise my hand in question   you just say that I'm a fool   Cause I got the gall to ask you    Can you maybe change the rules    can you stand and call me upstart   Ask what answer can I find, I ain't sayin' I'm a genius   2+2 is on my mind       Well I knew a guy in high school   just an average friendly guy   And he had himself a girlfriend    and you made them say goodbye   Now he's buried in the mud    over foreign jungle land   And his girl just sits and cries   she just doesn't understand   So you say he died for freedom    well if he died to save your lies   Go ahead and call me yellow    2+2 is on my mind      All I know is that I'm young and your rules they are old   If I've got to kill to live    then there's something left untold   I'm no statesman I'm no general    I'm no kid I'll never be   It's the rules not the soldier   that I find the real enemy       I'm no prophet I'm no rebel   I'm just asking you why   I just want a simple answer   why it is I 've got to die   I'm a simple minded guy    2+2 is on my mind