Thousands of my brothers lay before me
On hallowed ground like ghosts I hear them cry
Young men taking bullets forged from blood,
smoke and fear As I enter the valley of d**h and heartache
A river of blood as far as I can see
Angry and confused it's hard to stand and walk the line Shine on unknown soldiers They fought and died at Gettysburg and Shiloh
They're still fighting in the town where I was born
Nothing seems to change in this world that we see Sail on unknown soldier (Instrumental) Only God knows all the unknown soldiers
How did they learn to hold a gun?
Was it just that got the oil to keep the enemy off our shores Sail on unknown soldier The tears that fall for innocence around us
The cry for peace is truly never heard
Why can't we see that history tells us
Nothing's ever learned? Shine on unknown soldiers Sail on unknown soldiers