Veils

I have never fired a gun

Laid down my life for anyone

And I have never lost a son..

From tenement to sink estate

Comes with post to boys that wait

Swept out by the Queen and state..

Were you there in the chapel

Singing “Glory halle-lu”

Let common sense prevail

For they know not what they do

Lose the boy, make the man

See the world in jagged lands

Face down in the desert sands..

Bang the drum and draw the veil

For Helmand and for Passchendaele

For Helmand and for Passchendaele..

Pick a side if you want to

From the safety of your bed

Let the fingers be parted

But let glory grieve instead

Were you there in the chapel

Singing “Glory halle-lu”

Let common sense prevail

For they know not what they do

Pick a side if you want to

From the safety of your bed

Let the fingers be parted

But let glory grieve instead

I have never fired a gun

Laid down my life for anyone

And I have never lost a son..