Walking through the city after recent rainHeard ancient stones all shining murmur where are they?How long before next hero's dayAnd the splendid show of drum and gunWalking by the river one September eveSaw questions rise in circles on that old dark streamWhere now are those who dared to dreamThey would leave one jewel in England's handGone to sleep they lie in flowered gravesFor the visitors and Guidebook savedBut come the trumpet shattered dawnWill the spirit they shared be rebornComrades in arms, may they rise, fight and shine again,Till who goes there, will be answered with friend againOnce there stood a man, alone, sword in his handIn the face of the teeth and flameAnd it was all in England's nameI was told how she grew, she alone shone her light on everyoneAnd if you made the first eleven then you'd be sure to get to heaven,Like the captain of the schoolI was taught how to winAnd to lose with that get you next time smile,Learned Latin verbs in fear of a beatingAnd for years thought central heating,Was for just old people's homesI was raised on the past, the Tower and Saint Paul's and WestminsterEscorted well-bred girls to dances, and learned to drive a horse in harness,Through the English countrysideI was taught to behave, like an officer and a gentleman,And when I finally marched from SandhurstI learned to put my fellow man firstAnd there was daily talk of warI spent 1938 in the United States of America,I grew to love it's many faces, and they had built some amazing places,And I thought theyd come in on our sideLove at First SightGirls, oh there were girlsBut they were just part of the social whirlAnd I never took much noticeUntil the night that I met youStanding out there aloneOut on the terrace under the moonFrom the moment that I kissed youMy life turned into a dreamI knew I loved you at first sightAnd that you loved .. meWas it really happening, or was it a dream?I asked if you'd be mineFeeding the white doves by the SerpentineAnd when you said foreverI know that I almost criedYou all in whiteThe tears and the laughingNearly losing the damn ringYes, I do ... Yes, I will... keep you from harmThose few short daysWe spent togetherRemembered foreverAll the plans - for the house and for the childrenI know I loved you at first sightAnd that you loved... meDid it really happen then, or was it a dream?I knew when I saw your faceOpening orders, the time and the placeOh, don't worry it won't last longAnd I won't be far awayI'll try to write every day...Letters From the FrontGot your letters at the front todayIf you like the house well buy it straight awayYes, its great now youre a full-time nurseBut do be careful with the air-raids - getting worseMust end now... the push is on... were moving out...All my love... see you soonI'm writing to you on a convoy moving westIt's hell out here but were all trying to do our bestI learned today that I get two weeks leave in JuneThis time I promise you a real honeymoonMust end now... take care my love... you're all the worldTo me my love...see you soonThe telegram... dropped from my handShe was all I had... I just don't understandI see her now... in that white dress she woreThose eyes and that smileNo one else... nevermoreDecorations and respect inside the clubAren't compensation when you lose the one you loveBut in the end, all that is leftIs the regiment and what it meansTo be... an officer and a gentleman...
Lyrics by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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