Lyrics

[Verse 1] It's been two years since I saw you, since I stood upon the ground In the shadow of a shuttle that too soon for space was bound And now I am a warrior, a pilot for the fleet And they've told me I cannot go home, 'till the enemy's defeat [Verse 2] And now I'm on the front lines in this damned Patrol corvette Shot fifteen of the alien ships, and they haven't got us yet And I curse the foe, and I curse this ship, and I curse each single fight For I'm haunted by the memory of you and a moonlit summer night [Verse 3] I remember how we sat there, looking down upon the bay And you told me that you'd wait for me, if it took a thousand days But I've been gone for a long time, and I've been so far away And each time I go into battle, dear, for both of us I pray [Verse 4] The foe retreats before us now, his conquests he has lost We've beaten him back, we've smashed his ships, but Lord, at what a cost! Ten thousand men lie graveless in the emptiness of space And they died so far from heart and home and their woman's fond embrace [Verse 5] The alien fleet's before us now; the final battle draws nigh And I cannot know before it's done if I'll live or I shall die But if this one last battle I should manage to survive I'll come home to you, for the war'll be through, and I'll take you for my bride