[Verse]
Tried to sing some songs of glory,
Sing some songs of peace,
Ah, but in the end it's the same old story,
They both are out of reach.

And people tell me 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,
Please say it isn't so.

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

And five long hours you left them lying there,
The priest was turned away,
So that's another step lower for those SAS murderers,
We'll never forget that 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,
Please say it isn't so.

[Verse]
The funerals were to prove their worthiness,
As thousands thronged the streets,
As the Borstal Boys circled helplessly overhead,
As the RA came out to salute.

And they emptied their magazines over each coffin,
As defiantly the crowd were sent,
And as 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.