Little Island Lyrics - Elton John

In two long wars my country bled 

To save the world for everyone 

As through the years, the fight we've led 

Too long, we stood alone, too long alone 

And when at last the battle won 

We asked for no reward, an empire gone 

Two generations turned to blood and dust 

Only the best were lost, only the best 

And now the years have passed 

The times have changed, the foe is risen up 

He stands astride the world 

His dreams of conquest all fulfilled 

Little island, little island 

Glory lost in the mists of time 

They will pay for what was done 

To those of us who died so young 

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They will pay for what was done 

Little island, little island 

Little island