Woke up screaming in bed, the silence taunts me 
it's like i'm there again, but this nightmare calms we down 
The fire licks my skin, I feel it burn away 
bullets stream overhead, my heartbeats deafening 
I've never been so afraid 

But we were men 
we walked the front lines 
and we defend our country with our lives 
we pretend to see truth in all these lies 
cause in the end 
we were men 

I close my eyes to hide, their faces haunt me 
my faith is hard to find, your picture calms me down 
I can't cope with the pain, these pill don't work they just leave me the same 
I feel so weak today, you made me strong so why did you take it away 
im trapped inside the affray 

But we were men 
we walked the front lines 
and we defend our country with our lives 
we pretend to see truth in all these lies 
cause in the end 
we were men 

Soliders don't feel they do what they're told 
you send them to war but they never go home 
you feed on their bones, live on through their names, we pray for their souls 
that god can't save 

we live to fight another day and serve our country without dismay 
and those who take us from our homes may god have mercy on their souls 

But we were men 
we walked the front lines 
and we defend our country with our lives 
we pretend to see truth in all these lies 
cause in the end 
we were men 
we were men 
we were men 
we were men