Lyrics - I Fought in a War by Belle & 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
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

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