another battle's over,
it's a million soldiers,
never rise again,
we lost a million friends,
you can't understand,
if you weren't there,
you felt different then,
marching off to war
show no quarter,
delight in slaughter,
up for your last long ride,
maybe god's on the other side,
don't try to understand,
if you weren't there,
you felt different then,
marching off to war
don't need no vindication,
fight for the nation,
you know you're going to hell,
but you wear it well,
you'll never understand,
if you weren't there,
you felt different then,
marching off to war
