Stare across the crowd, the fear and love in their faces
   The children of the tribes, prisoners of the flags unfurling
   Protect us in these changing times
   The warm embrace, the killing price...
   My people right or wrong
   Remember running from the hall as the voices screamed behind us
   I felt I'd die for you in the sunlit hills of our home
   The moments come the recede away
   The empty words, the hollow light of day...
   My people right or wrong
   And outside is cold
   Staring up at the lighted window
   And in the bitter home
   The thicker the blood the faster it keeps on flowing
   Get in your place, boy
   Let's take what's ours, boy
   Understand the price, boy
   I've seen those who try to make a life without kin for ever
   So I've taken my place uncertain at your shoulder
   The last few prayers, the whistle blow,
   And into the fray once more we go
   My people right or wrong