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

People tell me that they're sick and tired of,
Seeing this place run down,
But I say, "Take your blindfolds off, you hypocrites,
And help get us 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,
And for every trigger that was pulled that morning,
A volunteer will enlist.

Oh, for five long hours you left them lying there,
The priest was turned away,
And that's another step lower for those SAS murderers,
We will 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]
The funerals were to prove their worthiness,
As thousands thronged the streets,
Those Borstal Boys hovered helplessly overhead,
As the RA came out to salute.

Well they emptied their magazines over each coffin,
Defiantly the crowd were sent,
And another day dawns and the guns will be out again,
Cause Willie and Danny had friends.

[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.

[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.