Lay down your rifle your sacrifice
Lost in the thunderous noise
Thousands will slumber so far from home
Those who weren’t there criticise
All dressed in black
Deep as red wine forever there
Letters not sent
They will decline one sacred prayer
And the rain still coming down
In the churchyard no one’s about
No one knows his name
Took a lifetime to work it out
They all pass away in time
It’s too cold on this winters day
As you concentrate the flame
Burning brighter so far away
Memories golden nothing is lost
A woman stands holding his life
Carries the worries carved in her face
She won’t be sleeping tonight
All dressed in black
Deep as red wine forever there
Letters not sent
They will decline one sacred player
