Child Of Nations

Lyrics

Soldiers He's a young soldier boy, just eighteen years old Although he hates it, does as he's told He has to act bravely, look him right in the eye But it's not his fault as another friend dies All the young soldiers, are they really to blame? Oh no, oh no no no He's a young soldier boy, just eighteen years old Although he hates it, he does as he's told He has to act bravely, look him straight in the eye But it's not his fault as another friend dies All the young soldier boys, are they really to blame? Oh no, oh no no no no Battles Battles are fought to win or lose In the struggle of living Soldiers laughing before the dying For king and country, giving, giving, oh Move up now in lines of three Are you fools with your guns? Up to meet the enemy A man who never runs away Well let's all pray for a ceasefire And let's love Politician's a weak man Bumbling, he falls His long decisions act out That cold and empty heart Gathers up his velvet coats He tucks them round his knees His conscience serves him well By his empty fireplace Gather up your velvet coats And order them to battle But if your conscience serves you well You can't kill men like cattle, yeah Put down your arms, soldier Get on back home Child Of Nations Swans are swimming, looking at themselves In the mirror surface of a silver lake Swans are crying and I think it's a shame That the human race just won't awake and it's getting late Child of nations, joining their small hands Ditch the emptiness with their fathers' word The mothers a-crying, crying loud for their suicide And it's men who pity but never heard the united word Child of nations, join close in your minds Don't place your futures in jeopardy Patience is a virtue but to wait any longer You'll meet the ruin of all we do and see And that would be such a pity, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah