Red, white and blue The men are fighting in the wilderness Red, white and blue Don't help the women in their loneliness Red, white and blue What can you tell them, when the children cry Does it help to know their daddy's dying For the red, white and blue Young boys with their fantasies of glory and reward And women with their warnings Whose cries will be unheard, as they say "We are men and we are strong, and we will fight together" Oh, but don't they know the picture show don't have a happy end Red, white and blue The blood is flowing on the battlefield Red, white and blue The light is dying with their broken dreams Red, white and blue The sky is overcast as war clouds gather And darkness drains away the colours From the red, white and blue Young boys with their fantasies of glory and reward Who did not heed the women Whose cries have been ignored, as they say "We are men and we are strong, and we will fight together" Oh, but don't they know the picture show don't have a happy end Red, white and blue It makes no difference in the crazy game Red, white and blue You're just a number and you've got no name Red, white and blue The battle's won, your country's flag is flying While they cover up your body With the red, white and blue