THE 4TH OF JULY

born on this morning
on a day way back when
as the nation paid tribute
to her fallen young men
i lost my dear father
before i could walk
like his daddy before him
he never came home
and the day will come
and the day will come

raised as a patriot
brought up to believe
that to die for my country
was all i could achieve
the day i enlisted
my mom was so proud
her boy in the army
not a thief or a coward
and the day will come
and the day will come

sent to the frontline
with my new company
the enemy waiting
for young blood like me
caught in the crossfire
burnt in the flames
add my initials
to the long list of names

my corpse was recovered
sealed up in a bag
packed in a casket
and draped in a flag
accorded full honours
three volley salute
the stripes and the stars
a last bugle tribute
and the day will come
and the day will come

my spirit has left me
my ashes are gone
my deeds now forgotten
but my soul still lives on
it isn't the answer
to do or to die
come lay down your weapons
this fourth of july

and the day will come
and the day will come