[Verse 1]
Oh, can you tell me
Oh, how the joy
Passed from his childhood
That's not my boy
I see he's finished
He's run his race
We're not his family
That's not his face
We taught him well
And from his youth
He knew he always
Must know the truth
He left his country
To go to war
When he returned
He'd found we closed the door

[Chorus]
But we never dreamed when he was leaving
That he would taste the flowers of evil

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
I know his habit
Was not so bad
When for fifty dollars
It could be had
But now he's home
To his promised land
And what he needs
Got to cost a grand
When he'd been home
For six month's time
My son he told me
He'd made up his mind
He's re-enlisted
For three years more
It's too expensive
To stop this war
[Chorus]
But we never dreamed when he was leaving
That he would taste the flowers of evil

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Oh, can you tell me
Oh, how the joy
Passed from his childhood
That's not my boy
He's re-enlisted
For three years more
Is the price of peace
Worth the price of war?
Is the price of the peace
Worth the price of war?
Is the price of peace
Worth the price of war?
Is the price of peace
Worth the price of war?

[Guitar Solo]