Lagwagon - Noble End

Noble End

He grew up with nothing
He lived a nd died poor
A fa ther of four
He left his fa mily tempora rily
For a future ba sed on words of chica nery
They sa id join the Army
Join the Na vy
He joined the Ma rines
And his children were proud
But exha lta tion wa s exha usted
And pa trona ge died
When this expenda ble number
Left his fa mily of five
Imposture
And a ll tha t ma n wa nted wa s
To provide a better existence for
His kids a nd wife
An investment tha t cost himhis life
A fa mily of ethics ha s...
A fa ta lity of wa r ca nt be noble enough
To justify the loss of life so young
Continenta l security
Atonement, there is no such thing
There wa s no hero in the end
Only letters of resent, remorse, regret
Bitter resent
Imposture
And a ll those boys wa nted wa s
To be a live,
A return of existence yet
So ma ny died
And those who returned were a lone
With nothing a wa iting a t home
Aga in the hea dlines rea d
"A Noble Soldier Finds A Noble Ending"
They a re the ones who ca n be done without
Expenda ble numbers forgotten
No doubt
A fa mily of ethics ha s died