The Soldier's Return

[Verse 1: Andy Bell] Slow the years go by They stole your man off to war Will you see the child As you sing battle songs? [Pre-Chorus: Andy Bell] And it pains me To think of the soldier's plight I will pray For your God to guide you home [Chorus: Andy Bell] And she cries for the soldier's return Despair at feeling alone for so long By the light of the candle that burns For his life for the day of the soldier's return [Verse 2: Andy Bell] Hear the cannon fire Lost voices echo in the night See the spoils of war Young men are falling, ooh [Pre-Chorus 2: Andy Bell] Hear the drummer Marching over the hill Love returning And the graves of the battle lie still [Chorus: Andy Bell] And she cries for the soldier's return Despair at feeling alone for so long By the light of the candle that burns For his life for the day of the soldier's return [Interlude] [Pre-Chorus 2: Andy Bell] Hear the drummer Marching over the hill Love returning And the graves of the battle lie still [Chorus: Andy Bell] And she cries for the soldier's return Despair at feeling alone for so long By the light of the candle that burns For his life for the day of the soldier's return [Coda: Andy Bell] Young men are falling