The Kinks Some Mothers Son

Some mother s son lies in a field Someone has killed some mother s son today Head blown up by some soldier s gun While all the mothers stand and wait Some mother s son ain t coming home today Some mothers son ain t got no grave Two soldiers fighting in a trench One soldier glances up to see the sun And dreams of games he played when he was young And then his friend calls out his name It stops his dream and as he turns his head A second later he is dead Some mother s son lies in a