of king and country - lyrics (work in progress)

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i think upon those friends of mine and memories they say
how brave our step behind the band upon a summer's day
oh i did not go alone my friends i did not go alone
my friends and i wave goodbye as our ship left england home
oh we joked and laughed upon the words, what would our mothers say
unwed again in sweethearts arms by christmas we were (indistinct)

they say i fight, for king and country
they say it's mine, duty to which i must abide
when she's in need, when she's in danger
your country calls out to you, you are a saviour
oh

x x x x below the light x x x wandering crowds no kindling eye x x x
there was no marching band
cackling guns against boys so fine
no summer bloom marked friends of mine
over the top the seargant cries
and into no man's land

oh my dear friends amidst the trench i see you all
my pale schoolyard chums away lost....
and in this brief moment of silence thoughts of hope make me cower
as i set foot on england's ....

did we fight, for king and country
no, said i, we fought for god's.....
and men who need me, for all our loved ones
welcome home, hero, for all i have done

they say x 6, oh they say
did they die, for king and country?
was it right, that they should die so far from home
they'll never greet you, ....
down familiar streets, in glory green pleasant and land
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i close my eyes, i see my friends
among the xx fine young men
lying still xxxx
they're like....their lifeless....gaze
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i wish i died among my friends