The crowd is looking drowned
   and a mother in tears
   there are flipflapping 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
   in coffins
   way back in the crowd
   a girl says goodbye to a boy
   to a boy who's parading to heaven
   and she puts all the blame on the gouvernment
   he's live on tv
   dead as a hero can be
   ...when the boys are parading to heaven, my friend
   put all the blame on you
   on you