Lyrics

Old school believers
Patriots true
Went off to fight
For me and you
They did their duty
Kicked enemy booty
Turned spilling blood
Into a work of beauty
Occasionally lost friends
Which made them cry
But they aren't so lucky
They didn't die

They came back
Beaten and scarred
Battered and broken
Their innocence charred
Left so young
Returned so old
Sentenced to sorrow
Can't be paroled
Sacrificed so much
It's so rotten
To be in need
But be forgotten

They're the lingering casualty of war
We used them up, we no longer adore
It's not like this hasn't happened before
Welcome to the curse of the discarded warrior

Ignored and unrepaired
They survive here
An uncertain future
Living in unfair fear
The bureaucrats burden
Substantial budget cost
Wish they'd go away
Wish they'd get lost
Politicians smokescreen
Over their plight they whine
Faked concern, with a tear in their eye
Cardboard props at election time

An endless battle, they despair
Drained of hope, only left with prayer
From their wounds, they eventually die
If not fast enough, some choose suicide

Hey, look, come and see!
The latest victims of the powers that be
The price paid they say, for you and me
The traumatized, depressed and amputees

They're the lingering casualty of war
We used them up, we no longer adore
It's not like this hasn't happened before
Welcome to the curse of the discarded warrior

To the veterans, for all you do
From the nobodies, we say thank you
Your suffering we should not prolong
Let's rise up and right the wrong