Fighting for your country in the desert overseas
Your friends die all around, you were barely seventeen
You never hid your head with the bullets all around
Always followed every order, put the enemy in the ground
Old Aged Prisoner
Keeper of your country, hero of the brave
You never asked for much but your country never gave
Now you're in a tower block on the 13th floor
You've had to sell all your medals to buy a lock for your front door
Can't afford to heat your flat from the bitter winter cold
You used to be a desert rat but today you are so old
The kids in your neighbourhood think you are mad
It's a shame they never take the time to listen to the memories that you have
Your friends die all around, you were barely seventeen
You never hid your head with the bullets all around
Always followed every order, put the enemy in the ground
Old Aged Prisoner
Keeper of your country, hero of the brave
You never asked for much but your country never gave
Now you're in a tower block on the 13th floor
You've had to sell all your medals to buy a lock for your front door
Can't afford to heat your flat from the bitter winter cold
You used to be a desert rat but today you are so old
The kids in your neighbourhood think you are mad
It's a shame they never take the time to listen to the memories that you have