The old man stared at me  A worn look in his eyes  He'd seen and done it all before    He said "There's nothing new  In what you're going through  Another day another war    The world is meant to change  But people never do  They always forget yesterday    They'll never know the price  The men who sacrificed  To get us where we are today    [chorus]  AND NOW I'M MARCHING  IN THE PARADE OF THE FORGOTTEN  OUR FACES OUR STORIES  HAVE MELDED INTO ONE    And when you see me now  You see me broken down  My stories fall on thankless ears    Existing day to day  Slowly wasting away  Wandering through my final years    When I was young it seemed  I could do anything  I fought beside the finest men    I saw so many die  While luck kept me alive  I often wish I'd gone with them"    [chorus]    Before I grow old  I would end it all  Better to die young  Than live too long    AND NOW I'M MARCHING  IN THE PARADE OF THE FORGOTTEN  OUR BANNERS OUR GLORIES  HAVE FADED IN THE SUN