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We don't complain about the fighting
For these days we are volunteers
Willingly giving our service for
An agreed term of years.
And we put up with the hardships
The stress and the strife
The real possibility that
Each may sacrifice his life.
And we accept whatever happens
There'll be very little gratitude,
And we accept the indifference
Of the general public's attitude;
We don't make any judgment of
Rights and wrongs of any cause
We just follow orders and
Fight the politicians wars.
For the military don't declare
Any conflict, they just fight,
Don't have the luxury of
Deciding whether it's right.
It's our glorious leaders who
Decide what's right and good
And are then prepared to spill
The last drop of another's blood.
We know our grateful government
Will do everything on the cheap,
Giving minimal help and support
To those thrown on life's scrap heap.
We endure the constant criticism
Of those who shout human rights
Or Geneva Convention for
Action taken in the heat of fight.
Those armchair warriors who
Don't see the price paid
For their freedom or show any
Thanks for the sacrifices made.
Their very freedom of speech
Is defended at the cost
Of the injured and the wounded,
Of those lives destroyed or lost.
We don't complain about the fighting
For these days we are volunteers
Willingly giving our service for
An agreed term of years.
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One Price Of Free Speech
One Price Of Free Speech