Soldier's Song Lyrics

Song	Soldier's Song
Artist	The Hollies
Album	5317704
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	Lyrics：Batt Music：Batt
	The smoke was slowly rising as the light began to fade
	There were fires on the skyline from some distant border raid
	I was riding out at seventeen to join my first brigade
	Many years ago
	And I chanced upon a farmhouse where the woman took me in
	She gave me food and wine she gave me shelter from the wind
	She delayed me from my regiment and service of my king
	Many years ago
	She said 'Soldier before I lose you to the fight
	Oh my soldier I'll make a man of you tonight'
	She took me over in the fading fireglow
	On that wild and misty night she was my woman
	When I rose next morning I was gone before she stood
	Tore myself away from there and left without a word
	The sound of distant infantry was the only sound I heard
	On that morning
	And in that day I aged ten years and died a thousand deaths
	I learned the feel of frozen steel and fear within my breast
	But the lesson I'll remember till they lay me to my rest
	Keeps returning
	chorus
	And when the dice of war were thrown and victory was won
	My drunken young compatriots went out to have their fun
	And there was no single house they didn't burn or overrun on that evening
	And I rode out to that place again as hard as I could ride
	But I found her by the cradle on that lonely mountainside
	In the hands of those brave friends of mine she suffered and she died
	Many years ago
	'Soldier before I lose you to the fight'
	She said 'Soldier I'll make a man of you tonight'
	She took me over in the fading fireglow
	On that wild and misty night she was my woman

	Lyrics: Batt Music: Batt
	The smoke was slowly rising as the light began to fade
	There were fires on the skyline from some distant border raid
	I was riding out at seventeen to join my first brigade
	Many years ago
	And I chanced upon a farmhouse where the woman took me in
	She gave me food and wine she gave me shelter from the wind
	She delayed me from my regiment and service of my king
	Many years ago
	She said ' Soldier before I lose you to the fight
	Oh my soldier I' ll make a man of you tonight'
	She took me over in the fading fireglow
	On that wild and misty night she was my woman
	When I rose next morning I was gone before she stood
	Tore myself away from there and left without a word
	The sound of distant infantry was the only sound I heard
	On that morning
	And in that day I aged ten years and died a thousand deaths
	I learned the feel of frozen steel and fear within my breast
	But the lesson I' ll remember till they lay me to my rest
	Keeps returning
	chorus
	And when the dice of war were thrown and victory was won
	My drunken young compatriots went out to have their fun
	And there was no single house they didn' t burn or overrun on that evening
	And I rode out to that place again as hard as I could ride
	But I found her by the cradle on that lonely mountainside
	In the hands of those brave friends of mine she suffered and she died
	Many years ago
	' Soldier before I lose you to the fight'
	She said ' Soldier I' ll make a man of you tonight'
	She took me over in the fading fireglow
	On that wild and misty night she was my woman

	Lyrics: Batt Music: Batt
	The smoke was slowly rising as the light began to fade
	There were fires on the skyline from some distant border raid
	I was riding out at seventeen to join my first brigade
	Many years ago
	And I chanced upon a farmhouse where the woman took me in
	She gave me food and wine she gave me shelter from the wind
	She delayed me from my regiment and service of my king
	Many years ago
	She said ' Soldier before I lose you to the fight
	Oh my soldier I' ll make a man of you tonight'
	She took me over in the fading fireglow
	On that wild and misty night she was my woman
	When I rose next morning I was gone before she stood
	Tore myself away from there and left without a word
	The sound of distant infantry was the only sound I heard
	On that morning
	And in that day I aged ten years and died a thousand deaths
	I learned the feel of frozen steel and fear within my breast
	But the lesson I' ll remember till they lay me to my rest
	Keeps returning
	chorus
	And when the dice of war were thrown and victory was won
	My drunken young compatriots went out to have their fun
	And there was no single house they didn' t burn or overrun on that evening
	And I rode out to that place again as hard as I could ride
	But I found her by the cradle on that lonely mountainside
	In the hands of those brave friends of mine she suffered and she died
	Many years ago
	' Soldier before I lose you to the fight'
	She said ' Soldier I' ll make a man of you tonight'
	She took me over in the fading fireglow
	On that wild and misty night she was my woman

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