I Fought In a War lyrics

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

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

I didn't know where it would end

It stretched before me infinitely

I couldn't really think

Of a 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

I reminded myself of the looks you gave

When we were getting on

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

• Artist:Belle & Sebastian
• Album:Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant