Tears in his eyes, the fear, oh, it never dies   The echoes of the past are rolling on and on   For those who were left back   Tomorrow never comes, oh, it never comes      And after all these years something still remains   The forever repercussions, the eternal pain   Another sleepless night and another break of day   It doesn't matter anymore, his life will fade away in yellow rain      They crossed the water back in '69   They fought for glory behind the enemy lines   Fighting for the nations, pushed into the war   Without not even knowing why or what they're fighting for      Oh, oh, out on the plains   Some are the masters, some are the slaves   Oh, oh, war is a never ending mission   You're just a pawn in a game where the number is your name      Left home as heroes, fools when they returned   Blamed for all the damage and the villages they burned   Betrayed by their leaders, murderers they were called   Denounced as crazy maniacs and locked behind the walls      Oh, oh, out on the plains   Some are the masters, some are the slaves   Oh, oh, war is a never-ending mission   They are the victims, doomed to die      In yellow rain   We've seen them dying in the fields   In yellow rain   Just like a knight who's in a fight, without a shield      Oh, no, try to forget, but it just won't go   Oh no, forever in their memories   Oh no, hell's just some thousand miles away   Oh, no, no      Oh, oh, out on the plains   Some are the masters, some are the slaves   Oh, oh, war is a never-ending mission   They are the victims, doomed to die      In yellow rain   We've seen them dying in the fields   In yellow rain   Just like a knight who's in a fight, without a shield