Lyrics The Retreat.lrc Elton John
[id: yjideftb]
[ar: Elton John]
[al: Too Low For Zero]
[ti: The Retreat]
[length: 04:46]
[00:26.21]They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes
[00:27.31]They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies
[00:32.18]In an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down
[00:38.60]As their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town
[00:46.45]There were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach
[00:53.35]There was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete
[01:00.25]When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in
[01:07.25]Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind
[01:13.48]Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities
[01:21.42]Came the message from the front
[01:29.02]For the captains, captains quarters must retreat
[01:36.03]Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
[01:45.18]They just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms
[01:51.63]They put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms
[01:57.40]For it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best
[02:04.62]That God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest
[02:12.64]So take it home, take it low, take responsibilities
[02:21.58]Came the message from the front
[02:26.88]For the captains, captains quarters must retreat
[02:34.45]Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
[02:41.29]On the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop
[02:49.03]There’s a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops
[02:56.37]It was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced
[03:03.26]With the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp
[03:09.95]So take it home, take it low, take responsibilities
[03:18.73]Came the message from the front
[03:24.55]For the captains, captains quarters must retreat
[03:31.74]Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
[03:37.73]
[03:44.60]Take it home
[03:45.56]
[03:51.46]Take it low
[03:52.40]
[04:05.88]Take responsibilities
[04:44.72]Year of Release: 2020