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You gave your life in a foreign land

Did anybody ever give a damn?

You fought for democracy

never knowing why

That it's not your land,

why should you die?

You became a pawn

in the government's game

Giving your life for someone else's gain

Your number was picked,

you answered the call

While some had given little,

you had given all

[chorus]

Rest in peace, unknown soldier

The guns are now silent, the war is over

There's no more bombs, no more flames

To die was your only way out of this game

Rest in peace, unknown soldier

The guns are no silent, the war is over

The jungles are now quiet,

the fallen etched in stone

One day we know

you'll make it back home

Sent off to battle to fight a politician's war

Still never knowing

what you were fighting for

You were just another number,

just another screw

Out to protect the interests

of the chosen few

You fought pitched battles,

facing constant heat

Now the enemy is living on your old street

The one-world government

opened the door and let them in

While leading men to slaughter

that they couldn't win

[repeat chorus]

You still don't know

if your name is unknown

You don't know if you ever made it home

Your family doesn't know where you lie

They haven't a clue

to whether you're dead or alive

Unknown soldier in a cold, shallow grave

We know you were courageous,

we know you were brave

You gave your life in a foreign land

I want you to know that I give a damn