The rat race was over
Before it was won
And I started walking
When I could have run
Like a child who missed out
On a sunday school treat
Now you know how I feel when
I beat the retreat.
I slept like a soldier
My gun at my side
My uniform folded
I wore it with pride
I could not rest contented
Till I joined the elite
Now you know how I feel when
I beat the retreat.
This winter wind brings
Such a chill to my bones
Erect in my memory
A small cairn of stones
So that those from afar
Can see where our paths meet
Now you know how I feel when
I beat the retreat.
The last post is sounding
Now it's time to be gone
There's no further reason
For singing this song
The battle is over
I accept the defeat
Now you know how I feel when
I beat the retreat.
1 | Part Of The Union |
2 | Who Knows Where The Time Goes |
3 | Autumn |
4 | Lay Down |
5 | Down By The Sea |
6 | Ghosts |
7 | Blue Angel |
8 | So Close And Yet So Far Away |
9 | The Flower And The Young Man |
10 | Pavan |