I'd like to re-write

History books for all time

The future, the past

Search for the rhyme

The search goes on

For truth in everyone

Numbers on the wall

Counting sad young faces, count them all



The thrill of the fight

Killing's such a noble deed

And John said

Love is all we need

Should we forget

Or pause a moment to regret

Where have we been

I see things I wish I'd never seen



CHORUS:

Battle cry

Brave men never fear

Battle cry

Never shed a tear

Battle cry

All good soldiers hear the Battle cry



BRIDGE:

So many, many miles from home

Oh Lord have mercy on my soul

I think the loneliest man in the -

- world is a soldier



Yes I know, try to believe

Political renaissance we need

It's the will of God

That we must heed

The image fades

To blacks and blues and subtle grey

It's modern song

The cry goes on and on