Loggins & Messina - Golden Ribbons Lyrics
Listen to the people cryingHoping for the day they'll be freeI don't have to tell you we're (they're) dieingJust wake up, take a look, what do You see?I see young men my own age in coffinsAnd mothers in tears for their sons*And sweethearts and wivesAlone with their memoriesAnd golden ribbon's those fortunes of warThousands and thousandsShall gather togetherTo seek and find the Way we all needAnd the son will bring (backhanded glory) us togetherHallelujahand rid ourselves of the pain we all seeWe see young men our own age in coffinsAnd Mothers in tears for their sonsAnd Sweetheart's and wivesAlone with their memoriesAnd golden ribbon's those fortunes of warWhat does it to avail a manTo gain fortuneAnd lose his soul?