The Retreat

	Lyrics：Bernie Taupin Music：Elton John
	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

	Lyrics: Bernie Taupin Music: Elton John
	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