They left their homes and families and their countrymen united
And they sailed away to fight a war that had to be decided
And they went to fight for right, we said
And they went to fight for freedom
And they went to fight for things, we said, everyone believed in
But the gra** grows on and the river flows on
And you life goes on on golden wings
And you find yourself discovering
That the world can do some of the strangest things
Life at the crossroads, better than none
But incomprehensible, as those things they done
Caught in the crossfire, between friend and foe
Never knowing which way to turn
Never knowing which way to go
The lucky few came home again, to the gala celebrations
Or just a friend or two and their families, waiting at the station
And they went to fight for right, we said
And they went to fight for freedom
And they went to fight for things, we said, everyone believed in
Yes the gra** grows on and the river flows on
And your life goes on on golden wings
And you find yourself discovering
That the world can do some of the strangest things
Life at the crossroads, the battles are won
Are they somehow responsible for those things they done
Caught in the crossfire, between friend and foe
Never knowing which way to turn
Never knowing which way to go