Cliffs of Gallipoli

How many wasted lives How many dreams did fade away Broken promises they won't be coming home Oh mothers wipe your tears Your sons will rest a million years Found their peace at last As foe turned to friend and forgive And they knew they'd die Gallipoli Left their letters in the sand Such waste of life, Gallipoli Dreams of freedom turned to dust Hell is waiting where the ocean meets the sand Cliffs of burden Where the soldiers rushed into a certain death At the shoreline Blood of heroes stains the land light a candle One for each of them who fought and died in vain There is no enemy There is no victory Only boys who lost their lives in the sand Young men were sacrificed Their names are carved in stone and kept alive And forever we will honour the memory of them And they knew they would die