To See a Friend in Tears Lyrics

INTRO:
So men are still at war in this land
For certain songs and certain days
The tender gave way to the firebrand And Europe gave way to the States
So now that money's all but scentless
Noses and consciences are clear
The pointless flowers can be dispensed with
To see a friend in tears
So our defeats are just reninders
Of death that waits behind it all
The body wilts before the mind does
Surprised to see how soon it falls