The Brave Old Survivors

One might say their own legends in wars they fought in they have made And from history they will not be allowed for to fade On every war memorial day and in every war street parade For the bravery in the name of freedom in war they had displayed A far better physical day of they did know As to the war memorial behind the citizen band they shuffle on slow The medals for bravery on the lapels of their coats on display As proof that they fought in a war far away As young soldiers they were trained on how to shoot for to kill But lessons are not learned from war history and perhaps never will For as long as there are patriots and nationalists and religious people in the extreme We will always have conflicts and wars it does seem Behind the citizens band they slowly do lag The men who had risked their lives for the colors of a flag The brave old survivors of them one can say Who as young men saw action in a war far away.