I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me. To go looking for the enemy and it wasn’t very long. Before I would stand with another boy in front of me. And a corpse that just fell into me with the bullets flying round. And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on. And I bet you’re making shells back home for a steady boy to wear. Round his neck well it won’t hurt to think of you as if you’re waiting for. This letter to arrive because I’ll be here quite a while. I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me. To go looking for the enemy and it wasn’t very long. Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me. Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before. And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on. And I bet you’re making shells back home for a steady man to wear. Round his neck well it won’t hurt to think of you as if you’re waiting for. This letter to arrive because I’ll be here quite a while. I fought in a war and I didn’t know where it would end. It stretched before me infinitely I couldn’t really think. Of the day beyond now keep your head down pal. There’s trouble plenty in this hour this day. I can see hope I can see light. And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on. And I bet you’re making shells back home for a steady man to wear. Round his neck well it won’t hurt to think of you as if you’re waiting for. This letter to arrive because I’ll be here quite a while