[00:00.00] 作词 : Elton John/Bernie Taupin[00:00.00] 作曲 : Elton John/Bernie Taupin[00:00.00]Lyrics:Bernie Taupin Music:Elton John[00:18.33]They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes[00:25.20]They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies[00:32.40]In an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down[00:39.54]As their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town[00:46.35]There were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach[00:53.37]There was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete[01:00.51]When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in[01:05.88]Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind[01:14.70]Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities[01:29.73]Came the message from the front[01:30.36]For the captains, captains quarters must retreat[01:36.42]Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks[01:43.59]They just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms[01:50.64]They put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms[01:57.84]For it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best[02:05.49]That God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest[02:41.70]On the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop[02:48.78]There's a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops[02:56.07]It was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced[03:03.06]With the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp