Take aim boys, but be sure that it's true Every man must learn to stand square in the crossheads of truth Today will be a day we shall remember for all of our lives All bets are off, our debts are forgiven tonight Our best messenger was sent, but alas he was hit Taking word up to the front lines As we were trying to save the world One soul at a time With our surest foot forward we ushered in our last golden age Shoulder to shoulder and onward into the fray But with the tip of your head Was it as easy as that to resign? You thought no one believed In the dreams you fought so hard to find It was slow going work But it was working nonetheless And they paid us in nickels and dimes We were trying to save the world One soul at a time You can't believe everything That proceeds from the mouths of men History's pages are penned By the winning team's hand In idealistic ditches We dug ourselves in for the fight We lit fires of faith That burned with fire God's furious life And we were soldiers for hire But we knew not to fire Till we'd seen the whites of their eyes Cause we were trying to save the world One soul at a time Yeah, we've been trying to save the world One soul at a time I keep trying to save the world One soul at a time