Remember the times when we were kids

Playing war games in your yard

Everybody had to be a hero

and get one in the heart

Night would fall and we'd call a truce

And all go home



Years went by we were average guys

playing life by rule of thumb

Till a man came on the TV

Talking 'bout war like he wanted one

He said "Everybody line up backs to the wall

till your numbers called"



You've gotta go and be a hero

I've got a new game for all you boys

Its war without a choice

Compulsory hero

Just try and make it home



Grandpa heard the call to all

For the war to end all wars

And your dad went off to do his bit

when he had to go on more

You've really got no say in it

Youv'e gotto fight

Thats the law



You've gotta go and be a hero

They made a law that you had to go fight

One more crazy war

Compulsory hero

Just try and make it home



So all that had to be heroes

Went off to do their chores

None of them really wouldn't of known

How far a bloody war goes

they're dying to make it home



Then I think back on all those times

Playing war games in your yard

Everybody had to be a hero

Back then that wasn't hard

Night would fall on the battle zone

And we could all go home



You had to go and be a hero

They made a law that you had to go and fight

One more crazy war

compulsory hero

Just try and make it home

Just try and make it home

But whose gonna make it home