I signed up to serve my country
and I mean it when I say,
They sent me to an island in
but it ain't no pearl at all,
it's just another place to be.
And I wonder what I'll do again tonight
Maybe have a couple beers
and try to keep out of fights
And I don't want to bust your bubble
I don't want to bring you down
it's the only game in town
They promised us new gear,
they promised us new boots
They promised in four months
we'd be replaced by new recruits
thinking I'd be home by spring
Now it's looking like I'll need to
buy a Cuban Christmas tree
Oh Santa, won't you come this way
I don't want to bust your bubble
I don't want to bring you down
It's the only game in town
and United States Marines
Hell, they even got the Coast Guard
lookin' out for submarines
It's a homely girl's paradise,
that's what they're tellin' me
But homely's just a state of mind,
they both look good to me
into a shark -infested bay
it's just another fun -filled day
I don't wanna bring you down
But out here and gettin' on,
it's the only game in town,
on the north side of the fence
Just waiting for a chance
to put their training to the test
Sometimes I wish they wouldn't,
And show them how we do it
when we fight for Uncle Sam
I wonder if the people back home
I don't wanna bust your bubble,
I don't wanna bring you down
it's the only game in town
I don't wanna bust your bubble,
I don't wanna bring you down
it's the only game in town
it's the only game in town