They took a young Canadian man

And stuck a rifle in his hand

Then sent him to Afghanistan

To kill the enemy

Crawling through a field of dead

Bullets flying over head

The sky is blue but the ground is red

As the general sips his tea

(Chorus)

Where did we go wrong

We were once so strong

They’ve been gone for so long now

How will they ever make it home

Terrified he fires his gun

At anything and anyone

He feels like he should cut and run

But orders hold him fast

In his mind he hears the screams

His head is bursting at the seams

Never in his wildest dreams

Did he ever think he’d last

At night a nightmare grips his soul

Like falling down an empty hole

Into the darkness black as coal

For eternity

They pinned a medal on his chest

Because he’d done his very best

Fighting for the Wild West

Part of history

The sent him to the Middle East

To wield the sword and slay the beast

While the government declared a feast

From safe within their home

The people did not ask for war

But our government is just a whore

They’d sell us all for a dollar more

Just to decorate new Rome