Oh, send me off to warnWith a gun in my handnBut I won't pull the triggernOur destiny is herenBeneath the red, white and bluenSo lead me to the slaughternnNow don't be afraidnCome and join the paradenFor the ultimate in sacrificenIt's an old-fashioned storynnOf hope and of glorynA ticket for taking a lifenn[Chorus:]nI, I don't want to be a heronI don't want to die for younI don't want to be a heronnOh send me off to warnIn a far away landnI never knew existednSubject me to the truthnTo the horror and painnUntil my mind is twistednnAnd what if I failnWill you put me in jailnFor a murder I will not commit?n'Cause you don't understandnTill there's blood on your handsnThat it's time to forget and forgivenn[Chorus]nnAnd those who returnnCome back only to learnnThat they're hated by those who they loven'Cause you don't understandnTill there's blood on your handsnThat it's time to forget and forgivenn[Chorus]