Ambush

The lamp that lights the way

Is a light from yesterday

The drum which leads the way

Is a sound from yesterday

The road is filled with shadows

Of a million, living leaves

Darkness all around us

And not a friend in sight

We sang a song together

To help us through the night

The song was sung with spirit

But soft and like a choir

And as the others sang along

Our voices lifted higher

We sang until' we reached the bridge

We crossed, then saw the wire

But by the time we stopped the song

The enemy had opened fire

Now, we ain't gonna sing that song no more

Ain't gonna sing that song no more

Just don't pay to sing no more

Especially when you're in a war, a war

Now, this time through

We want everybody

To listen to the punchline

All right, all right, all right, all right

The song was sung with spirit

But soft and like a choir

But by the time, we stopped the song

The enemy had opened fire

Now, we ain't gonna sing that song no more

Ain't gonna sing that song no more

Just don't pay to sing no more

Especially when you're in a war, oh