The Other Side To War

On the streets  the bands of the army play as they march up and down
And the patriots are waving their flags in the town
And the latest war weaponry is on display
Very soon to be used in a war in a Land far away

The troops from the last war where heroes were made
Wave to the cheering crowds from the passing parade
On their coats they wear their war medals with a sense of pride
They earned in a war where so many had died

The  non fighting hero and pride of his race
The president wears a big smile on his face
His well manicured wife is smiling at his side
Today arrogance seems to have  nowhere to hide

The children with their parents their national flags wave
Their dream one day to be like  the returned soldiers heroic and brave
They may yet fight for the honour of the flag in a far away town
And become war heoes of national renown

But where the war was fought and won in cities and towns far away
The mothers do grieve for their war dead today
And only suffering and tears where many lives are lost
The other side to war does come at a huge cost.