Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a Strange land, Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him Bleeding into the sand Out in the headlines they call him 'hero' But if they can send you to war just to settle a score Then I'm sorry my friend you amount to zero It was his life-long dream Wanted to "Be the Best" like it said on the screen So it's straight into the infantry age of 18 6 months later takes a bullet for the team Shot him down Insurgent with a gun in an occupied town Shot him down And he's hit the side hour later he died and he's Homebound All he ever knew Was to follow through Any order they would ask for him to do Any place that they would choose to send him into. Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a Strange land, Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him Bleeding into the sand Out in the headlines they call him 'hero' But if they can send you to war just to settle a score Then I'm sorry my friend you amount to zero And so the story goes The photos of the troops and our super heroes But every tribute to the boys it just propagate the lie Of course he's fucking brave if you're sending him to Die Shot him down A nineteen year old kid with an average background Shot him down The story should be "why the hell was he there in the First place?" All he ever knew Was to follow through Any order they would ask for him to do Anywhere that they would choose to send him into. Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a Strange land, Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him Bleeding into the sand Out in the headlines they call him 'hero' But if they can send you to war just to settle a score Then I'm sorry my friend you amount to zero And poor old mum Hangs his photo in the hall And all the words they printed They do not help at all Gary got a gun, a camouflage uniform and a journey to a Strange land, Never even saw the eyes of the man whose shot left him Bleeding into the sand Out in the headlines they call him 'hero' But if they can send you to war just to settle a score Then I'm sorry my friend you amount to zero The worth that they gave to your premature grave was Zero If they can send you to war just to settle a score you Amount to zero If they can send you to war just to settle a score you Amount to zero If they can send you to war does it mean any more now They call you hero?