You must be proud The headlines claim you won the war And you wear that flag on your lapel But across your street A teenage girl is leaving school To look after the kids He leaves a young wife and a son behind As your mother trails behind the funeral parade We need our heroes now The population is losing faith Turn to page three I remember shots Of bodies in a long embrace Like they never knew in life Across your street A teenage girl is leaving school To look after the kids He leaves a young wife and a son behind As your mother trails behind the funeral parade We need our heroes now The population is losing faith Turn to page three