Somme

There is no breath of wind ,my friend
There are no birds in the sky
There is no sun to warm me , my friend
The grey oracle covers the sky
The mist , it fills our lungs , my friend
Our laughter is filled with fear
The boxes , the letters , we cling to
The only things we hold dear
There is no way to tell , my friend
There are no stars in the sky 
The twinkling beauty of the unknown
Is not enough to draw my eye
I keep looking ahead , my friend
I keep my chin up and my eyes dry
For tomorrow will come , my friend
And no one can tell us why
Their fight is our fight, my friend
We must do our duty for this country
I only want to go home and see my wife
And eat my fill out of the pantry
I keep looking ahead my friend
Dawn approaches like an enemy
My only solace at this time
Is that one day, by this, our children are free
I'm scared my friend, I'm scared
My time has come at last 
I will climb over this mound of mud and bone
And try to dodge the blasts
My tears , my tears , they fall my friend
For you , for my wife, for my son
I love you , remember my sacrifice

Somme