Halfway around the world tonight   In a strange and foreign land   A soldier packs his memories   As he leaves Afghanistan      And back home, they don't know too much   There's just no way to tell   I guess you had to be there   For to know that war was hell      And there won't be any victory parades   For those that's coming back   They'll fly them in at midnight   And unload the body sacks      And the living will be walking down   A long and lonely road   Because nobody seems to care these days   When a soldier makes it home      They'll say it wasn't easy   Just another job, well done   As the government in Kabul falls   To the sounds of rebel guns      And the faces of the comrades   Being blown out of the sky   Leaves you bitter with the feeling   That they didn't have to die      And there won't be any victory parades   For those that's coming back   They'll fly them in at midnight   And unload the body sacks      And the living will be walking down   A long and lonely road   Because nobody seems to care these days   When a soldier makes it home      Halfway around the world tonight   In a strange and foreign land   A soldier unpacks memories   That he saved from Vietnam      Back home they didn't know too much   There was just no way to tell   I guess you had to be there   For to know that war was hell      And there wasn't any big parades   For those that made it back   They flew them in at midnight   And unloaded all the sacks      And the living were left walking down   A long and lonely road   Because nobody seemed to care back then   When a soldier made it home      The night is coming quickly   And the stars are on their way   As I stare into the evening   Looking for the words to say      That I saw the lonely soldier   Just a boy that's far from home   And I saw that I was just like him   While upon this earth I roam      And there may not be any big parades   If I ever make it back   As I come home under cover   Through a world that can't keep track      Of the heroes who have fallen   Let alone the ones who won't   Which is why nobody seems to care   When a soldier makes it home