Someone said the time was right each word was so sincere   His friends smiled and raised a glass then drank another beer   Their hearts were strong with feelings for they knew what they had found   A whole new world was waiting for the men who stood their ground   The time was right    The time was right   But the time for truth was over   The time was right    The time was right   But now that time is dead and gone   People cried tears of blood    as the young men marched away   Prayers were heard from the crowd    "Return them safe one day"   But all night long as darkness filled the sky   The old man's friend was dreaming of the day when he would die   The sun shone on the battlefield where a lonely figure stands   Full of shame he cries out loud this is something I don't understand   The days are short but the nights so long when you can't stop thinking back   Betray your trust to someone and he'll stab you in the back