he walks amongst the buildings that he once knew so well
which one he was looking for he could hardly tell
the words engraved across the top  gave thanks to those who've fought
they had never meant a thing to him until after he'd been caught
the walls began to tower over him - trapping him inside
and object of their ridicule with two comrades by his side
thanking god, he realized he was no longer there
merely flashing back to that, he could scarcely bear
when he was young they were just words
but now that he could truly see them
he felt everything he'd been fighting for
was worth defending freedom