They laid beneath the pine trees with their caps over their eyes
They were drunk with home and mama as they brushed away the flies
In an instant before the sunrise they had gunned the rebels down
As their flags were torn at half mast in the ruins of the town
There were white sails on the water for the crippled on the beach
There was a lack of ammunition so the cause was incomplete
When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in
Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind
Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities
Came the message from the front
For the captains, captains quarters must retreat
Pack the compass, pack the tents, take the bunks
They just chalked it down in history but they kept their uniforms
They put their medals on the sideboards and they went back to their farms
For it was just a mere reminder that they stood beside the best
That God had saved the chosen few and the devil took the rest
On the planes above the rock face where the sculptured eagles swoop
There's a haunted yell for action among the spectres of his troops
It was silent on the coastline as the crazy angels danced
With the sound of retreating footfall from his military camp
The lyrics THE RETREAT of ELTON JOHN is also present in the album Too low for zero (1983)
Sir Elton Hercules John, nato Reginald Kenneth Dwight il 25 marzo 1947 a Pinner, Middlesex, Inghilterra, è uno dei musicisti più influenti e riconoscibili al mondo. Iniziò a studiare pianoforte all'età di sei anni e si formò alla Royal Academy of Music. Nel 1962 cambiò nome in Elton John e iniziò la sua carriera musicale come tastierista per diversi artisti, tra cui Bluesology. Nel 1967 incontrò il lyricist Bernie Taupin, con cui ha collaborato costantemente fino ad oggi. Il loro primo album insieme, *Empty Sky*, uscì nel 1969. Il successo arrivò con l'album del 1970 *Tumbleweed Connection* e la hit *Your Song*. Negli anni '70 John divenne una superstar mondiale con album come *Goodbye Yellow Brick Road* (1973), *Caribou* (1974) e *Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy* (1975). I suoi brani più famosi includono *Tiny Dancer*, *Rocket Man*, *Bennie and the Jets*, *Candle in the Wind* e *Don't Go Breaking My Heart*. Oltre alla musica, John è noto per il suo stile eccentrico e la sua attività filantropica. Nel 1998 ricevette il titolo di Sir dal Queen Elizabeth II.
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