Walking through the city after recent rain
Heard ancient stones all shining murmur where are they?
How long before next hero's day
And the splendid show of drum and gun?
Walking by the river one September eve
Saw questions rise in circles on that old dark stream
Where now are those who dared to dream?
They would leave one jewel in England's hand
Gone to sleep they lie in flowered graves
For the visitors and Guidebook saved
But come the trumpet shattered dawn
Will the spirit they shared be reborn?
Comrades in arms, may they rise, fight and shine again
Till "Who goes there" will be answered with friend again
Once there stood a man alone, sword in his hand
In the face of the teeth and flame
And it was all in England's name
I was told how she grew, she alone shone her light on everyone
And if you made the first eleven then you'd be sure to get to heaven
Like the captain of the school
I was taught how to win
And to lose with that "Get you next time" smile
Learned Latin verbs in fear of a beating
And for years thought central heating
Was for just old people's homes
I was raised on the past, the Tower and Saint Paul's and Westminster
Escorted well-bred girls to dances, and learned to drive a horse in harness
Through the English countryside
I was taught to behave, like an officer and a gentleman
And when I finally marched from Sandhurst
I learned to put my fellow man first
And there was daily talk of war
I 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 they´d come in on our side
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