The Hero Is Dead

Many people the praises of warriors do sing And they talk of war as if war is a good thing There are tears in their eyes when the last post is played And proudly they march in every war parade Every day in war zones more people do die And the war supposed to end all wars was based on a lie And more wars are waged now than ever before The lessons of history we tend to ignore The coward from the battle turned and ran away But the hero is dead and the coward lives today They talk of the heroes in battles lost and won But in war there's no winner when all is said and done From the heat of the battle the coward ran away But he is a very proud grand-dad today.