Send me to war
Because the men in the trenches
Are better off than the homeless
Who sleep under benches

You fight in the fields
I preach peace in the streets
But when night time arrives
Only one of us eats

We move by the day
In the shadows at night
Underneath desert suns
Between yellow streetlights

A war hero's return
And a union Jack
Both of us islands
Our homes on our back

Send me to war
Lay me down in the field
The streets they are empty
The wounds they are healed

Our weapons discarded
Your hands on my shield
The flowers will grow
The destruction concealed

Send me to War
Send me back to the screams
Send me to sleep
With the Gods in my dreams

Send me a postcard
I'll send you a flower
And I'll soon be with you
Through this eternal hour