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Title: Red Ribbon Road

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Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where battles were fought so long ago
Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where the hooves of a thousand horses echo

When the morning mist lifts and all is still
When a soldier's fear chokes his will
When his company staggers under a heavy load
Comrades in arms on red ribbon road

Oh to travel down red ribbon road
A thousand thoughts obscure your mind
Oh to travel down red ribbon road
You wonder whether mankind was blind

When the first shots are fired, his best friend is struck
He drops to the ground, writhing in muck
As life drains away, they call him brave and bold 
Loyal blood stains red ribbon road

Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where a bugle call might still be heard
Oh to travel down red ribbon road
And hear the lament of a lonely bird

	The world spins around, 
his friend will not rise
	He cannot see clearly, hot tears sting his eyes
	He must fight the enemy as he has been told
	He must protect this red ribbon road

Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Many lives were lost that day
Oh to travel down red ribbon road
So many dreams withered away

	He summons the strength 
of a hundred men
	And lifts the limp body 
of his fallen friend
Memories far more precious than gold
Are laid to rest beside red ribbon road

Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where joy did end, and nightmares start
Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where remembering can pierce the heart

	The cannons blast their fury, 
a column of soldiers fall
	He raises his gun through the smoke, he will kill them all!
	To descend into chaos with no moral code
	That's the legacy of red ribbon road

Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where humanity endured untold abuses
Oh to travel down red ribbon road
Where time marches on and makes no excuses

	More than ever he wants to live, 
to see his son once more
	To be held in the arms of his love, waiting at the front door
	He is weary now, but hangs onto Hope 
	He will ride home to them 
on red ribbon road

Sibernie James-Bosch
Aurora


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