Elton John - The Retreat

[00:26.21] They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes [00:27.31] They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies [00:32.18] In an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down [00:38.60] As their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town [00:46.45] There were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach [00:53.35] There was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete [01:00.25] When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in [01:07.25] Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind [01:13.48] Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities [01:21.42] Came the message from the front [01:29.02] For the captains, captains quarters must retreat [01:36.03] Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks [01:45.18] They just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms [01:51.63] They put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms [01:57.40] For it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best [02:04.62] That God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest [02:12.64] So take it home, take it low, take responsibilities [02:21.58] Came the message from the front [02:26.88] For the captains, captains quarters must retreat [02:34.45] Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks [02:41.29] On the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop [02:49.03] There's a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops [02:56.37] It was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced [03:03.26] With the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp [03:09.95] So take it home, take it low, take responsibilities [03:18.73] Came the message from the front [03:24.55] For the captains, captains quarters must retreat [03:31.74] Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks [03:37.73] [03:44.60] Take it home [03:45.56] [03:51.46] Take it low [03:52.40] [04:05.88] Take responsibilities [04:44.72]