Late summer 1914
Me and my pals were keen
To heed Kitchener's call
Proud to fight for our country
To halt all that might be
A threat to our freedom and the lives of all
Uniforms freshly starched
Side by side off we marched
To the beat of the drum
Western Front bound
Still in high spirits
We heard rumours and snippets
But nothing prepared us for what we then found
To the cause I stayed faithful
Always will be grateful
That I made it through 'til Armistice Day
While asleep the rats would gnaw our feet
So muddy and weary our lives by the Somme
But to cope with the stenches and life in the trenches
A blessing to have all my buddies from home
'Cause our shared past and the bonds that were lasting
Helped keep us sane and our morale up
'Til we made our stand into no man's land
As we got the command to go over the top
To the cause I stayed faithful
Always will be grateful
That I made it through 'til Armistice Day
My ears still ring the scars they still linger
The memories haunt and intrude my dreams
So unforgiving ever reliving
The horrors I did and the things I have seen
To the cause I stayed faithful
Always will be grateful
That I made it through 'til Armistice Day
But I'm still counting the cost
And the friends that I lost
Who didn't quite make it...
Who didn't quite make it...
Who didn't quite make it...
Not one of them made it to Armistice Day