Belle Andamp; Sebastian I Fought In A War Lyrics

I Fought In A War Lyrics

I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

 To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long

 Before I would stand with another boy in front of me

 And a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round

 

 And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

 And I bet you're making shells back home for a steady boy to wear

 Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for

 This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while

 

 I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

 To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long

 Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me

 Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before

 

 And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

 And I bet you're making shells back home for a steady man to wear

 Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for

 This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while

 

 I fought in a war, and I didn't know where it would end

 It stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think

 Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal

 There's trouble plenty in this hour, this day

 I can see hope I can see light

 

 And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on

 And I bet you're making shells back home for a steady man to wear

 Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think of you as if you're waiting for

 This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a while