The Devotion To Patriotism

The Citizens band play the National Anthem at the front of the parade And the returned soldiers march behind them in war their mark they had made In a north eastern Country they had done their Nation proud The National flags are waving and the cheering for them loud They march up to the City park in the balmy Summer air Where on a platform erected for the occasion seated and waiting there Were the leaders of the Government and in patriotism's cause Each in their speech lauded the brave young returned soldiers to thunderous applause. They lauded the young men who fought for peace but none of them mentioned the civil war That they had left behind them in a Land from here afar Or the thousands of dead civilians or the thousands of war refugees Who live in camps miles from anywhere beyond the northern seas. Another war is brewing in a Country far from here And the Government leaders of terrorism instil in us the fear And their so called War on terror is never destined to end You kill somebody's children they will not be your friend. The young and brave returned soldiers are back in their Hometown And hundreds of people line the street on either side for to honour their renown And the Citizen band play the National Anthem at the head of the parade The devotion to patriotism won't be allowed to fade.