Old soldiers talk about the battles fought   To build a better world for me and you   They sacrificed their lives to make a dream come true   Now they're forgotten men remembered by so few      But the war is over   And the fighting ended many years ago   The war is over   The battle's won but what is there to show?      Side by side they marched together   Fighting so their children could be free   To build a better world, a new society   All classes unified to live in harmony      Now the war is over   So let's forget and leave the past alone   The war is over   It's time for all the soldiers to go home      Rich men, poor men make history   Fighting for the land of hope and glory   A nation's voice will sing as one   A battle cry until we've won      The war is over   And the patriotic comrades are no more   The war is over   Now they're going home to live just like before      Arm in arm we sang our patriotic songs   Of love and sentiment   Tears of joy to hide the sorrow   New tomorrows till we meet again      With a new world to build we'll say, "Auf weidersein"   What did they do for us? What did it prove to us?   As we stand beside the silent grave   The unknown soldier can't be saved      The war is over, the war is over   It's time for all the soldiers to go home   The war is over