Though talk of war and death and such I do not wish to hear br To glorify war heroes we have the balladeer br The old men displaying their medals march on war memorial day br Though they look tired and weary now and they are old and gray. br br They weep for comrades who died young in battles far away br Young men who were buried in mass graves their bones far from home lay br 'Tis said they died in freedom's cause though many with that do not agree br Since any lessons have not been learned from man's war history. br br Each time I listen to the news the headlines mostly bad br A suicide bombing in Palestine a car bombing in Baghdad br More atrocities with a direct link to terrorism to many it would seem br But to those who give their own lives to kill the fulfilment of a heroic dream. br br Of suffering and deaths linked to war so much has been written and said br And wives and mothers in the World today still mourn their war dead br And still the soldiers come back home to a victory parade br For people who shoot at other people too much respect is paid.