Pro Patria Suite

Lyrics

I. Back Along (We Were Young) It was the final summer Nightingales still sung Young girls' making daisy chains Back along we were young Kissing her for the first time Finding her tongue Brushing her chest by accident Back along we were young Meeting her brother Billy All highly-strung Sensitive, rather quiet Back along we were young Making hay by day Making love by night Watching as the storm clouds gathered II. All for Each Other Then war broke out Lads had no doubt Billy was right Whatever All stood in line What's yours is mine One final night Together Basic training for a week Crap in Sergeant Major speak Hell was no place for the weak All for each other Christ, the battlefield was sparse No place to go to wipe your arse Weeks when nothing came to pass All for each other Bright burning flares Padre said prayers Billy broke down Whatever Shell fire immense Smoke red and dense One last showdown Together Rain turned rivers into flood Shattered bones, pools of blood We knelt together in the mud All for each other I'm not ashamed to say I cried The day the lads were crucified We fought together side by side All for each other Billy caught one in the eye He took at least an hour to die I held his hand, just him and I All for each other Life was never meant like this I'd love to give my girl a kiss The last words Billy said were I miss her III. Home Is Where the Heart Was Ever Home is where the heart was ever Hallowed ground where thousands lie Buried in the fields of honour Whichever country's flag may fly Home is where the heart was ever Where a single church bell tolls Bounded by a field of poppies Each one bears a thousand souls Home is where the heart was ever City, town or countryside Where the spirits of the fallen Live forever, named with pride