Who do you think you are?

Records show your Grandpa Tom
Took a bullet on the Somme
Fell like lead upon the ground
No remains were ever found

Not for him the Nation's cheers
For surviving all those years
Not his face upon our screen
Congratulations from the Queen

Who do you think you are?

Records show great-uncle Jock
Ran from battle, ran from shock
No-one heard his cries to God
Facing firing from the squad

Not for him the celebration
Held by a nostalgic nation
Not for him a special treat
Children listening at his feet

Who do you think you are?

Records show your own boy Jack
Faced a sniper in Iraq
Back home now, and on the dole
Broken body, broken soul

Not for him a National asset
Through the streets of Wootton Bassett
Was he lucky to return
To people who will never learn?

Who do you think you are?

Stephen Collier