Veteran's Day

See the handsome young soldier In his crisp uniform See his parents' pride And his boots barely worn See his dreams of valor Of money to pay for school Off to see the world And stories that sound cool See him kill a child His best friend dead in his arms Sleep no longer finds him His ears ring with constant alarms How did this all happen It's not what he meant When he signed on the dotted line To sell his body to the government War games are such fun The good guys always win Killing brings such honor Violence is not a sin Don't you want to serve your country By killing people far away? You'll earn some pretty medals They're not people anyway Now you're home The war is over Sorry you can't sleep Sorry you can't feel anything Not even tears to weep But, hey, let's have some fun Get out and enjoy the day! Here's a free coffee on the house. Happy Veteran's Day!