When We Were Soldiers

When we were soldiers

We fought so well

Holding the line

We fought like hell

Some were left standing

And others fell

Who got the better

None can tell

By fire and steel

Our world is red

All who were unlucky

The endless stare

They lay unburied

Their breath now stole

We lost our parts

We lost our whole

Some were left standing

And others fell

Who got the better

None can tell

Nights I dream of you

And dawns unkind

I lost more

Than I could find