歌曲名 The Retreat

歌手名 Elton John

作词：Elton John/ernie Taupin

作曲：Elton John/ernie Taupin

They laid beneath the pine trees

With their caps over their eyes

They were drunk with home and mama as

They brushed away the flies

In an instant before the sunrise

They had gunned the rebels down

As their flags were torn at half

Mast in the ruins of the town

There were white sails on the water

For the crippled on the beach

There was a lack of ammunition

So the cause was incomplete

When the bugle blew at breakfast

And they knew their ships were in

Signs of grand assurance

Were carried on the wind

Take it home

Take it low

Take responsibilities

Came the message from the front

For the captains

Captains quarters must retreat

Pack the compass

Pack the tents

Take the bunks

They just chalked it down in history

But they kept their uniforms

They put their medals on the sideboards

And they went back to their farms

For it was just a mere reminder

That they stood beside the best

That God had saved the chosen few

And the devil took the rest

Take it home

Take it low

Take responsibilities

Came the message from the front

For the captains

Captains quarters must retreat

Pack the compass

Pack the tents

Take the bunks

On the planes above the rock face

Where the sculptured eagles swoop

Theres a haunted yell for action

Among the spectres of his troops

It was silent on the coastline

As the crazy angels danced

With the sound of retreating

Footfall from his military camp

Take it home

Take it low

Take responsibilities

Came the message from the front

For the captains

Captains quarters must retreat

Pack the compass

Pack the tents

Take the bunks

Take it home

Take it low

Take responsibilities

Take it home