When the sergeant screamed "It's time for war"
And then he killed the enemy
He beared his arms and gave his all
Looked into the other's eyes
They both said their last goodbyes
And they call this a victory
When he was finally discharged
He returned home to his family
He remembered the man he killed
How he stole his dignity
Now one's alive, one's in a field of stone
Neither one can claim to be free
One family's fine, and one is alone
It's all for the fight to be free
And they call this a victory
But they call this a victory
Now they're giving him this medal of honor
For some supposed great deed
Of killing an innocent man
And leaving his life to bleed
Can't we see
This could never be
A victory