One Last Battle (re-release) versuri

One Last Battle (re-release) lyrics by Vic Tyler

Verse 1
It’s been two years since I saw you, since I stood upon the ground
In the shadow of a shuttle that too soon for space was bound
And now I am a warrior, a pilot for the fleet
And they’ve told me I cannot go home, ‘till the enemy’s defeat

Verse 2
And now I’m on the front lines in this damned Patrol corvette
Shot fifteen of the alien ships, and they haven’t got us yet
And I curse the foe, and I curse this ship, and I curse each single fight
For I’m haunted by the memory of you and a moonlit summer night

Verse 3
I remember how we sat there, looking down upon the bay
And you told me that you’d wait for me, if it took a thousand days
But I’ve been gone for a long time, and I’ve been so far away
And each time I go into battle, dear, for both of us I pray

Verse 4
The foe retreats before us now, his conquests he has lost
We’ve beaten him back, we’ve smashed his ships, but Lord, at what a cost!
Ten thousand men lie graveless in the emptiness of space
And they died so far from heart and home and their woman’s fond embrace

Verse 5
The alien fleet’s before us now; the final battle draws nigh
And I cannot know before it’s done if I’ll live or I shall die
But if this one last battle I should manage to survive
I’ll come home to you, for the war’ll be through, and I’ll take you for my bride