The crowd is looking drowned and a mother in tears

There are flip-flapping flags in the silence

And a national anthem's a blues in these days



Flag him down, rest in peace

What peace do you mean when the boys are coming back

The boys are coming back

When the boys are coming back in coffins



He's live on TV

He's dead as a hero can be

But... he didn't die for nothing, my dear

The video of his death is travelling the world



Flag him down, rest in peace

What peace do you mean when the boys are coming back

The boys are coming back

When the boys are coming back in coffins



Way back in the crowd

A girl says goodbye to a boy

To a boy who's parading to heaven

And she puts all the blame on the government



Flag him down, rest in peace

What peace do you mean when the boys are coming back

The boys are coming back

When the boys are coming back in coffins