I Fought In A War Lyrics - Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant - Belle And Sebastian

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 

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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 

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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