| The House of the Rising Sun |
| He blesses the boys as they stand in line The smell of gun grease and the bayonets they shine He?¹FFFF92s there to help them all that he can To make them feel wanted he?¹FFFF92s a good holy man Sky pilot.....sky pilot How high can you fly You?¹FFFF92ll never, never, never reach the sky He smiles at the young soldiers Tells them its all right He knows of their fear in the forthcoming fight Soon there?¹FFFF92ll be blood and many will die Mothers and fathers back home they will cry Sky pilot.....sky pilot How high can you fly You?¹FFFF92ll never, never, never reach the sky He mumbles a prayer and it ends with a smile The order is given They move down the line But he?¹FFFF92s still behind and he?¹FFFF92ll meditate But it won?¹FFFF92t stop the bleeding or ease the hate As the young men move out into the battle zone He feels good, with God you?¹FFFF92re never alone He feels tired and he lays on his bed Hopes the men will find courage in the words that he said Sky pilot.....sky Pilot How high can you fly You?¹FFFF92ll never, never, never reach the sky You?¹FFFF92re soldiers of God you must understand The fate of your country is in your young hands May God give you strength Do your job real well If it all was worth it Only time it will tell In the morning they return With tears in their eyes The stench of death drifts up to the skies A soldier so ill looks at the sky pilot Remembers the words "Thou shalt not kill" Sky pilot.....sky pilot How high can you fly You never, never, never reach the sky |