That Lorcan fellow, also wrote this one...

After the Victory
Words Lorcan Otway
Tune, Traditional, The Streets of Derry

My child came home to me after the victory
My father came home now, to leave no more
My husband came home after the speeches
My brother came home after the war

He joined the army, for some security
He joined the army his past to flee
He joined the army instead of college
After public schooling nothing else was free

They promised training, they promised schooling
He was given training, to shoot a gun
He was sent to war with false dreams of glory
But war was fear and pain and scorching sun

Then came the word from the well trained leader
From the deck of a warship, miles from harms way
The war was over, our side victorious
The nation cheered the troops that won the day

Then came rebuilding, among the ruins,
While still the guns barked and bombs ripped the air
From where he stood it seemed the war was raging
While profiteers raced in to get their share

He saw the labels he saw the logos
He saw that Haliburton won the war
For to the victor, alone will go the spoils
He began to see who he was fighting for

But for the soldiers, no war had ended
For all his comrades the fight was still on
Untill the peace came, like a white hot hammer
And then the blackness fell and his life was done