THOUSANDS OF MY BROTHERS LAY BEFORE ME ON HALLOWED GROUND LIKE GHOSTS I HEAR THEM CRY YOUNG MEN TAKING BULLETS FORGED FROM BLOOD SMOKE AND FEAR AS I ENTER THE VALLEY OF DEATH AND HEARTACHE A RIVER OF BLOOD AS FAR AS I COULD SEE ANGRY AND CONFUSED IT'S HARD TO STAND AND WALK THE LINE STAND DOWN UNKNOWN SOLDIER THEY FOUGHT AND DIED AT GETTYSBURG AND SHILOH THEY'RE STILL FIGHTING IN THE TOWN WHERE I WAS BORN NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGE IN THIS WORLD THAT I CAN SEE SAIL ON UNKNOWN SOLDIER ONLY GOD KNOWS ALL THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERS HOW DID THEY LEARN TO HOLD A GUN WAS IT JUST TO GUARD THE OIL OR KEEP THE ENEMY OFF OUR SHORE SAIL ON UNKNOWN SOLDIER THE TEARS THAT FALL FOR INNOCENTS AROUND US THE CRY FOR PEACE IS TRULY NEVER HEARD WHY CAN'T WE SEE THAT HISTORY TELLS US NOTHING'S EVER LEARNED SHINE ON UNKNOWN SOLDIER