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