Onwards and Upwards - Billy Tibbals

Onwards into battle one more time The strategy has been planned Passed down from the high command Calm befalls the frontline Prepared to fight ready to die At the point of no return The tension mounts as thoughts converge At zero hour the order comes On the silence of the big guns Across the wire Through the crossfire Keep pushing on All senses gone Into the breach Brutality unleashed Fighting for your life Fist, boot and trench knife Onwards Onwards into battle one more time Onwards Onwards into battle one more time The triumph of this victory Vanquished are the enemy Moving onwards another war Into battle to fight once more

When we were children, lying down on the grass, Our parents would ask, "What do you want to be, When you grow up", and then we'd say something cute like, "I want to be an, astronaut." Yet time flies and, waits for no one, We find ourselves asking, "What do I want in life?" But there are always, things that we love, And things that we hate, it's just how it works. So if, we could choose, Why would we, do something we don't like, Instead, we should go, And do the, things we enjoy in life. 'Cause then, when we're old, We can look, back and remember that, This is, how we all, Found ourselves, and moved onwards. As seasons change, We grow in many ways, And there may be, Problems that arise but we'll be, Just fine and okay, Because we know that we can Be happy if we, Just remember, That if, we could choose, Why would we, do something we don't like, Instead, we should go, And do the, things we enjoy in life. 'Cause then, when we're old, We can look, back and remember that, This is, how we all, Found ourselves, and moved onwards.