seen the ad on my tv set join the army, be a man join the army, learn new skills learn to kill and maim your friends now i'm dead and nobody cares it's part of the job now i'm dead and nobody cares it's part of the job british soldier on tour of ulster who's the enemy who's the foe sent to the falklands it's mites away i didn't really want to go on the news in my living room soldier kitied by ira it happens now so often now that people just don't even care repeat verse 1