I can't remember how it started So much time has come and gone All I know is that this painful memory lingers on Was it some important matter Or was it just our pride at stake Did I ever stop to think about the price I'd pay Oh-oh... Was it that you wore your hair long And played rock and roll in that band Or was it just your independence that I could not stand It's taken years to find the courage And now I'm standing here today And I hoped that you might listen to me when I say I can't even remember what we were fighting for As time goes by, the reasons why aren't clear anymore We held our ground and we both found That no one won the war It never mattered what we were fighting for So I've come to say I love you I should've said it long ago I'd like to think that you can hear me, but I just don't know As I'm standing by your headstone There's one thing I'd like to add Can you find it in your heart, son, to forgive your dad I can't even remember what we were fighting for As time goes by, the reasons why aren't clear anymore We held our ground until we found That no one won the war It never mattered, oh, what we were fighting for (What are we fighting for) Oh, I don't remember what we were fighting for What we were fighting for What were we fighting for I don't remember what we were fighting for Why do we fight What were we fighting for