Those of us who were children
When the war had just begun
Remember the stories well, my friend,
Of the battles that we’d won
We were fighting for a cause
We knew God was on our side
We were fighting in the fields
While the politicians lied
And death was all around

You see these battles that we fight
We’re told are for a cause
They tell us of the children’s plight
They tell us not to pause
But to keep on pushing for to win
And if we don’t to die
That’s the only way my friend
After the battle cry

I remember well the day my friend
Our first battle had begun
They were coming up the hill
They were crawling on the ground
We fired many rounds my friend
Yet they were pushing on
But after a long battle
They turned and then were gone
And death was all around

You see these battles that we fight
We’re told are for a cause
They tell us of the children’s plight
They tell us not to pause
But to keep on pushing for to win
And if we don’t to die
That’s the only way my friend
After the battle cry

The planes came flying over head
The town it soon was gone
So we went down to the town
to see what had been done
Men, women, and children
Were lying on the ground
Pain was just a part of the scene
that we had found
and death was all around

You see these battles that we fight
We’re told are for a cause
They tell us of the children’s plight
They tell us not to pause
But to keep on pushing for to win
And if we don’t to die
That’s the only way my friend
After the battle cry

08/22/2003

Posted on 08/22/2003
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