Our Boys

They fought for a country, they fought for peace But in 2012 the gunfire still does not cease Being no more than a young lad To sign up to fight they did so and was glad No fear of what may come, no fear of the unknown But some feared that dreaded knock at home They put down their life, a battle they had to endure They gave their life for me when they went to war No time to be selfish for a task was at hand They done their best to defend our land I don't think I could be as brave as they are They took up the role, not for the pound, cent or dollar For queen and country, for the sake of mankind They said goodbye to their loved ones and left them behind All we have now are poppies and many unmarked graves Many are the names and many have been saved Who knows what would be if they didn't take up the fight Yet still in Iran there's gunfire at night A war is ongoing and will it ever end How many more troops are we going to send We have some of our 'boys' who think they are men But to fight for their country they'd think again I cannot repay you for your act of kindness shown Goodnight, God bless until you return home