The Hollies - Soldier's Song lyrics
[The Hollies - Soldier's Song lyrics]
The smoke was slowly rising as
The light began to fade
There were fires on the skyline
From some distant border raid
I was riding out at seventeen
To join my first brigade many years ago
And I chanced upon a farmhouse where
The woman took me in
She gave me food and wine she
Gave me shelter from the wind
She delayed me from my regiment
And service of my king many years ago
She said "Soldier before I lose
You to the fight
Oh my soldier I'll make a man of you tonight"
She took me over in the fading fireglow
On that wild and misty night she was my woman
When I rose next morning I
Was gone before she stood
Tore myself away from there and
Left without a word
The sound of distant infantry was
The only sound I heard on that morning
And in that day I aged ten
Years and died a thousand deaths
I learned the feel of frozen steel
And fear within my breast
But the lesson I'll remember till they
Lay me to my rest keeps returning
She said "Soldier before I lose
You to the fight
Oh my soldier I'll make a man of you tonight"
She took me over in the fading fireglow
On that wild and misty night she was my woman
And when the dice of war were
Thrown and victory was won
My drunken young compatriots went out
To have their fun
And there was no single house they didn't
Burn or overrun on that evening
And I rode out to that place again
As hard as I could ride
But, I found her by the
Cradle on that lonely mountainside
In the hands of those brave friends of
Mine she suffered and she died
Many years ago
"Soldier before I lose you to the fight"
She said "Soldier I'll make a
Man of you tonight"
She took me over in the fading fireglow
On that wild and misty night she was my woman
The light began to fade
There were fires on the skyline
From some distant border raid
I was riding out at seventeen
To join my first brigade many years ago
And I chanced upon a farmhouse where
The woman took me in
She gave me food and wine she
Gave me shelter from the wind
She delayed me from my regiment
And service of my king many years ago
She said "Soldier before I lose
You to the fight
Oh my soldier I'll make a man of you tonight"
She took me over in the fading fireglow
On that wild and misty night she was my woman
When I rose next morning I
Was gone before she stood
Tore myself away from there and
Left without a word
The sound of distant infantry was
The only sound I heard on that morning
And in that day I aged ten
Years and died a thousand deaths
I learned the feel of frozen steel
And fear within my breast
But the lesson I'll remember till they
Lay me to my rest keeps returning
She said "Soldier before I lose
You to the fight
Oh my soldier I'll make a man of you tonight"
She took me over in the fading fireglow
On that wild and misty night she was my woman
And when the dice of war were
Thrown and victory was won
My drunken young compatriots went out
To have their fun
And there was no single house they didn't
Burn or overrun on that evening
And I rode out to that place again
As hard as I could ride
But, I found her by the
Cradle on that lonely mountainside
In the hands of those brave friends of
Mine she suffered and she died
Many years ago
"Soldier before I lose you to the fight"
She said "Soldier I'll make a
Man of you tonight"
She took me over in the fading fireglow
On that wild and misty night she was my woman