The old man stared at me

A worn look in his eyes

He'd seen and done it all before



He said "There's nothing new

In what you're going through

Another day another war



The world is meant to change

But people never do

They always forget yesterday



They'll never know the price

The men who sacrificed

To get us where we are today



[chorus]

AND NOW I'M MARCHING

IN THE PARADE OF THE FORGOTTEN

OUR FACES OUR STORIES

HAVE MELDED INTO ONE



And when you see me now

You see me broken down

My stories fall on thankless ears



Existing day to day

Slowly wasting away

Wandering through my final years



When I was young it seemed

I could do anything

I fought beside the finest men



I saw so many die

While luck kept me alive

I often wish I'd gone with them"



[chorus]



Before I grow old

I would end it all

Better to die young

Than live too long



AND NOW I'M MARCHING

IN THE PARADE OF THE FORGOTTEN

OUR BANNERS OUR GLORIES

HAVE FADED IN THE SUN