She came out at 8pm, started screaming about americans
every single night at 8pm, she got mad at the china man
so i'm shutting the doors on vietnam
so pull out your book and try to remain calm
he showed up for a pint of beer
until she came out and proper made things clear

but mama said put a flag on your back
daytrain to haarlem, i've got this flag on my back
i met a dairy farmer, she had a flag on her back
x-pat from regina said he never... he said he never looked back

but in the paradiso, let's go back upstairs
and move up the front. that's where the people care.

and he passed out at 8pm, either from boredom or too much gin
he asked me if i paid my fare
a flag on my back and it was all laissez-faire
then he asked me about those great outdoors
and if it's true we don't lock doors
flag on my back meant to take a seat
she couldn't feel her hand so we had to hit the street

but brucey don't need a flag on his back
'don't mess with texas' this is the flag on his back
but in your own country, who needs a flag on your back?
two years in china, he said he never... he said he never looked back. don't look back.

but in the paradiso, let's go back downstairs.
and move up to the front, that's where the people care.
that's where the people care.