Almost Anzac Day

Sun is coming up Sky's turning red Flags are flying half-mast In honour of the dead Bugler's standing mute Waiting to play Someone taps my shoulder and says Are you okay? It's almost Anzac Day It breaks your heart It takes your air It strips you naked It's the scars you wear Calling all the fallen It's almost Anzac Day Lest we forget It's the Anzac way Gallipoli, Tobruk, Long Tan, Afghanistan It's almost Anzac Day It's almost Anzac Day I was raised a country boy Cattle and cane Fought the war on terror Then they put me on a plane Came back in pieces None of us the same Every night I'm drowning In the blood of Baghdad rain It's almost Anzac Day It breaks your heart It takes your air It strips you naked It's the scars you wear Calling all the fallen It's almost Anzac Day Lest we forget It's the Anzac way Gallipoli, Tobruk, Long Tan, Afghanistan It's almost Anzac Day It's almost Anzac Day And if we meet Don't turn away Look me in the eye Together, we can say It's almost Anzac Day It's almost Anzac Day