We went there as children We left full grown men We learned how to torture And betray our friends Dutiful soldiers Following orders A house full of orphans Like twigs in a fire Do as you're told they said and that's just what we did You tell me a secret and think I'll believe you But I know it's likely a lie You can't take an honest man at his word But there ain't nothing good in this whole damned world
Sent on a mission Cross enemy lines We weren't to be noticed No one should have died But Watts was on lookout He got scared and ran We finally found him Blood smeared on his hands They said do as you're told and that's just what we did You tell me a secret and think I'll believe you But I know it's likely a lie You can't take an honest man at his word But there ain't nothing good in this goddamned world