and finishing with my fave for now
War Storyas he lay in the ditches
soaked through to his breeches
dreaming of holding her tight
since he walked out the door
and marched off to war
did she cry all alone in the night
he leant on a boulder
his gun to his shoulder
he prayed he'd escape with his life
he new how to behave
and how to be brave
so he could come hiome to his wife
in the dead of the night
and with victory in sight
he felt sure he would see her again
then without even a cue
and right out of the blue
his body exploded in pain
alone with his fear
she never came near
he thought that she just coul'nt cope
but he never gave in
to his feelings within
cos how could he live without hope
what could he say
she arrived the next day
large with the baby she carried
nothing else mattered
his dreams were all shattered
she was'nt the girl that he married
it played on his mind
that he must have been blind
he meant nothing to her he could see
as if that were the case
her eyes flew to the space
where a pair of strong legs used to be
on a cold winters morn
her child was born
and he tried oh god knows he tried
he wanted to hate
but he'd left it to late
his feelings he just could'nt hide
whatever he felt
his heart had to melt
for how could he give him the blame
she was the sinner
but never the winner
he'd give her poor child his name
so he gave him his name
and she burned with her shame
and somehow they learnt to survive
but oh how he missed
the lips he once kissed
when his feelings now dead were alive
and the child grew strong
and learnt right from wrong
and worsipped the man he called dad
and his father grew weary
and often quite teary
and remembered the dreams he once had
when their world full of fun
they danced in the sun
and held hands by the light of the moon
then the war came along
and they sang their last song
how could she betray him so soon
under wars cover
she slept with another
for years shed been paying the price
she often looked back
to her sweetheart called jack
who she lost with the roll of a dice
now as he lay dying
she found herself crying
for how was she going to live
when he'd made it quite plain
he had nothing to gain
by sparing the time to forgive
she fell to her knees
and whispered jack please
i've paid for my one big mistake
she lay down on the bed
and covered her head
she now knew that hearts really break
in some kind of a trance
he remembered the dance
as if he was lost in a dream
it was so long ago
with thier faces aglow
they'd loved to the sound of the stream
as he looked at her now
he knew that somehow
his love had been there from the start
his vision impaired
by the tears they shared
now melted the ice round his heart
caressed by her charms
he died in her arms
the child he loved by his side
she whispered her love
to the heavens above
she could picture him there if she tried
and just for a while
her face held a smile
as she remembered the last words he said
may my love make you strong
it's to you i belong
and your still the same girl that i wed