Americans like to believe a falsehood
Better perhaps to call it a fable
They alone had defeated the Axis
Flying high we were the Eagle
In truth it was only by help of the many
And most important the Russian Bear
Because it makes the drama less good
The British are forgotten by US history
Because a narrative needs two sides
The Nazis didn't fear the Americans
The Japanese did learn to fear them
Not quickly enough for some men
It takes a few lunatics to start a war
But the world pays for the lesson
It takes many to win a just war
War is rarely a righteous act
If it is so, it results in death and scars
The Americans were vital
But won only with the UK
The Commonwealth, France and Canada
As well as the people of the Soviet Union
All shedding their blood
To save others, and save the planet
From Racial Nationalists
From Militarists who hate
The world was divided after
And many alliances were lost
Friendships are missed
It requires a United Nations
But America often forgets that
Lost in the rain of victory
