These people these forgotten people

These people, these forgotten people

Women children and men all were
War heroes brave and courageous
These people who have seen too much
Have so much inside remaining hidden
The new republic has moved on
These people have been left behind
Mental collateral, damaged and scarred
But all for the good of the cause
These people now forgotten and abandoned
By the nation they created
Through blood death and continuing pain
These forgotten people still wounded from the past
They hurt in the present - not who they were
And the future is a dark and uncertain place
These forgotten people often chose to drink
Their way to forget their past - not to think is bliss
To miss the present and not look beyond the next glass
These forgotten people forget their heroic hour
They stood shoulder to shoulder for freedom
Now forgetting - they drink and sing arm in arm

These people, these forgotten people