《The Retreat》歌词

[00:00:01] Artist：elton john

[00:00:03] Songs Title：the retreat

[00:00:18] They laid beneath the pine trees

[00:00:21] With their caps over their eyes

[00:00:24] They were drunk with home and

[00:00:27] Mama as they brushed away the flies

[00:00:31] In an instant before the sunrise

[00:00:35] They had gunned the rebels down

[00:00:39] As their flags were torn at half mast

[00:00:42] In the ruins of the town

[00:00:46] There were white sails on the water

[00:00:49] For the crippled on the beach

[00:00:53] There was a lack of ammunition

[00:00:57] So the cause was incomplete

[00:01:00] When the bugle blew at breakfast

[00:01:03] And they knew their ships were in

[00:01:07] Signs of grand assurance

[00:01:10] Were carried on the wind

[00:01:14] Take it home take it low take responsibilities

[00:01:21] Came the message from the front

[00:01:28] For the captains captains quarters must retreat

[00:01:36] Pack the compass pack the tents take the bunks

[00:01:43] They just chalked it down in history

[00:01:47] But they kept their uniforms

[00:01:50] They put their medals on the sideboards

[00:01:54] And they went back to their farms

[00:01:57] For it was just a mere reminder

[00:02:01] That they stood beside the best

[00:02:05] That God had saved the chosen few

[00:02:08] And the devil took the rest

[00:02:41] On the planes above the rock face

[00:02:45] Where the sculptured eagles swoop

[00:02:48] Theres a haunted yell for action

[00:02:52] Among the spectres of his troops

[00:02:55] It was silent on the coastline as

[00:02:59] The crazy angels danced

[00:03:02] With the sound of retreating footfall

[00:03:06] From his military camp