The crowd is looking drowned and a mother in tears
There are flip-flapping flags in the silence
And a national anthem's a blues in these days

Flag him down, rest in peace
What peace do you mean when the boys are coming back?

He's live on TV
He's dead as a hero can be
But... He didn't die for nothing, my dear
The video of his death is travelling the world

Flag him down, rest in peace
What peace do you mean when the boys are coming back?
The boys are coming back, when the boys are coming back in coffins

Way back in the crowd
A girl says good-bye to a boy
To a boy who's parading to heaven
And she puts all the blame on the government

When the boys are parading to heaven, my friend
Put all the blame on you