I Fought In A War

Belle And 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