[Verse]
Tried to sing some songs of glory,
Sing some songs of peace,
In the end it's the same old story,
They're both to hard to reach.

People tell me they're sick and tired of,
Seeing this place run down,
Well I say, "Take your blindfolds off, you hypocrites,
And help us get off the ground."

[Chorus]
And please say it isn't so,
Why Willie and Danny had to go,
The reason's very clear,
They're laying down their lives for us year after year.

[Verse]
Seventy shots between their bodies,
Not one of those bullets missed,
But for every trigger you pulled that morning,
A volunteer will enlist.

For five long hours you left them lying there,
The priest was turned away,
It's another step lower for those SAS bastards,
We'll never forget the day.

[Chorus]
And please say it isn't so,
Why Willie and Danny had to go,
The reason's very clear,
They're laying down their lives for us year after year.

[Verse]
Funerals were to prove their worthiness,
As thousands formed the routes,
To watch the Borstal Boys hover helplessly overhead,
The RA came out to salute.

They emptied their magazines over each coffin,
As defiantly the crowd was sent,
As another day dawns the guns will be out again,
Cause Willie and Danny had friends.

[Chorus]
Please say it isn't so,
Why Willie and Danny had to go,
The reason's very clear,
They're laying down their lives for us year after year,
Please say it isn't so.