Ambush

The lamp that lights the way Is a light from yesterday The drum which leads the way Is a sound from yesterday The road is filled with shadows Of a million, leaves here Darkness all around us And not a friend in sight We sang a song together To help us through the night The song was sung with the spirit But soft, and like a choir And as the others sang along Our voices lifted higher We sang until we reached the bridge We crossed and then saw the wire But by the time we stopped the song The enemy opened fire Now, we ain't gonna sing that song no more Ain't gonna sing that song no more Just don't pay to sing no more Especially when you're in a war, a war The song was sung with spirit But soft and like a choir But by the time we stopped the song The enemy had opened fire Now, we ain't gonna sing that song no more Ain't gonna sing that song no more Just don't pay to sing no more Especially when you're in a war, a war Uh war, oh oh oh, hey