Golden Hero

[Intro]
Brave young warrior slain in battle
Life is ended in a flash of steel
Seventeen and soon forgotten
Frail, young body lies cold and still

[Verse 1]
Brave young warrior slain in battle
Life is ended in a flash of steel
Seventeen and soon forgotten
Frail, young body lies cold and still

[Chorus]
He's too young to be fighting
Too young, he's only 17
Too young to be the golden hero
Too young to be dying

[Verse 2]
Wake up, son, it's just a nightmare
That kind of thing could never happen here
Modern man, so civilized
There's not a chance that it could happen here

[Chorus]
You're too young to be fighting
Too young, you're only seventeen
Too young to be the golden hero
Too young to be dying

[Verse 3]
Take a long hard look around you
We've come a long way in a thousand years
Governments and politicians
Offer platitudes to calm your fears

[Chorus]
You're too young to be fighting
Too young, you're only 17
Too young to be the golden hero
Too young to be dying

[Outro]
Too young to be dying
Too young to be dying
Too young to be dying
Too young to be dying