Victory in Europe Day Lyrics

To the countless white crosses, lying there side-by-side

A soldier known but to God, who once was full of pride

To be fighting for his country, although he had no choice

With a rifle in his hand, and a partner by his side

A husband and a father, who never did return

A wife left at home, with a letter that arrived too late

and now he's gone

As I sit here on the 8th of May on Victory in Europe Day

Thinking about the Fallen, who fought to keep me here today

But the wars still go on; oh, do we ever learn

As we ship them off on that plane, again and again

Today we turn on the TV, and we know the soldier's name

His kids on their iPad, can find out all the same

We say it's not our war, it's too far away from home

At home a broken-up family, have an unwanted fame

Haunted by the nightmares, that keep them up at night

Echoes of that phone call, your groom's not making it home

before the ball

As I sit here on the 8th of May on Victory in Europe Day

Thinking about the Fallen, who fought to keep me here today

But the wars still go on; oh do we ever learn

As we ship them off on that plane, again and again

Whether it's a National Victory, or a family that's at loss

Defending the Union Jack, or the Ole Red White and Blue

They're our Heroes.

As I sit here on the 8th of May on Victory in Europe Day

Thinking about the fallen, who fought to keep me here today

But the wars still go on; oh, do we ever learn

As we ship them off on that plane, again and again

As we ship them off on that plane, again and again