[Verse 1]
I've got to go (Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go)
But what a prize to give (Oh)
A package deal to the sun, everything is inclusive
Where bullet holes (Bullet holes, bullet holes, bullet holes)
Scar the minarets (Oh)
Smoke on the horizon, a beautiful sunset

[Chorus]
I'm going on my Middle Eastern holiday
Give me a gun, I hope I see my mum again
I'm going on my Middle Eastern holiday, oh
Been gone so long, I hope I'm coming home some day
We can fight, we can fight

[Verse 2]
I'm 21 (21, 21, 21)
Ah, meanwhile back at home (Oh)
My friends are out tonight, all drinking and dancing
I've got a girl (Got a girl, got a girl, got a girl)
Oh, is she missing me? (Oh)
Watching out for me on the news on TV

[Chorus]
I’m going on my Middle Eastern holiday
Give me a gun, I hope I see my mum again
I’m going on my Middle Eastern holiday
Been gone so long, I hope I'm coming home some day
We can fight, we can fight
[Bridge]
Back at home, politicians sit
Over lunch discussing this
In the desert the fuse is lit
And I'm the one who has to deal with it

[Verse 3]
He's got a gun (Got a gun, got a gun, got a gun)
Bullets meant for me (Oh)
Time seems to stand still, I'm so scared I can't speak
I'm flying home (Flying home, flying home, flying home)
Above everything (Oh)
I don't understand, why is my mother crying?

[Chorus]
I'm going on my Middle Eastern holiday (1, 2, 3, 4)
Give me a gun, I hope I see my mum again
I'm going on my Middle Eastern holiday, oh
Top up the tan, fight for the man, going far away
Far away...