Wave to the younger men as they float away Wave to the younger men with their guns Wave to the younger men As they do what they do with their smiles on their faces Wave to the younger men They're the ones I can hear them sing They sing solemnly Over and over again Pray for the lonely boys as they're shipped away Pray for the lonely boys as they cry Pray for the lonely boys As they do what they do with their smiles on their faces Pray for the lonely boys as they die I can hear them weep I can hear them cry They sing solemnly They weep endlessly Now that they know where they're going They're wasted, shamefully turning away Now that they know where they go when they sigh Back in the old days they thought they were good men Now they just do as they're told Raising their weapons to poor boys eyes And I hear them weep I can hear them cry They sob endlessly And they make me cry