Lest we remember

Lest we remember
Lest we recall
Build ourselves a monument
Sanctify the war
Number our heroes
The dead we'll ignore
Nobody remembers
What the young ones died for

Lest we remember
Lest we recall
In case we remember
The pain of it all

And over and over
We'll tell it again
The story of bravery
Of dashing young men
The reasons we'll argue
The blame we will lay
Till truth as we tell it
Is history one day

Lest we remember
Lest we recall
In case we remember
The pain of it all

Lest we remember
Lest we recall
In case we find reason
For just one more war

Song by Andrew Dutney, circa 1981, from the album "I've Got Eyes".