Eyes Wide Open

Eyes wide open, never a doubt Crouched head low awaiting officers shout Don’t look over the top in case sniper might see Then up goes the call all men follow me But his last words But not one show of sympathy Then down goes Freddy, Jock and Stan And others I knew not, But all brave to a man Shells are exploding I hear men cry But all I can think is How blue is the sky I see the white and clouds and Feel the warm breeze ruffle my hair And for a brief moment I’m home And all who I love are there I see my wife and my son And our child yet to come Whilst those all around Are screaming out for their mum And the last thing I see, Is my beautiful wife looking lovingly at me Whilst I am holding the hand of my boy, LittleTommy Tom we both love you So promise you’ll come home to me and your son And I promise we will make it Just like this never begun And the blue sky is fading And her words are no more But her tears drip from my Cheek and fall to the floor And then I close my eyes And I am no more