The Trooper

But on this battlefield, no one wins
The screams of pain, as my comrades fall
The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run
When a Russian gets me in his sights

We won't live to fight another day
And as we race towards the human wall

A burst of rounds take my horse below
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
The bugle sounds and the charge begins
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow

The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And the Russians fire another round
And as I lay forgotten and alone

My body's numb and my throat is dry
We get so close, near enough to fight
So when you're waiting for the next attack
As I plunge on into certain death
You'd better stand, there's no turning back
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
And as I lay there, gazing at the sky
We get so near, yet so far away