Veteran's Lament -

When men on their thrones

Make light of our lives

Only they themselves are unscathed

Not even can justice survive

Survive…

These are the forsaken sons

Of a forsaken time

These are the ill gotten gains

Of an ill begot war

No pistols at dawn

No battle songs

Just dead and wounded and maimed

And men on both sides who’ve done wrong

Done wrong…

These are the ill gotten sons

Of an ill gotten time

These are the ill gotten gains

Of an ill begot war

As useful as pawns

As faithful as dogs

So fierce and unyielding in vain

But cut down as easy as logs

As logs…

These are the damn rotten sons

Of a damn rotten time

These are the ill gotten gains

Of an ill begot war