Douglas
Brother we will make our mark tonight
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother it's he who dares who wins
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
Brother tonight I become a man
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother tonight it all begins
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
But if by some chance they should see us
If by some chance we must flee
Well I'll race you then brother, and should you beat me home
Save a spot by the fire for me
Brother these walls they close in on me
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother will we never be free
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
Brother we'll fight for this man's army
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother no other choice I see
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
We'll find a home 'neath foreign starshine
We'll walk the walls we've yet to see
And when we stand the cold guard in the darkest of night
Save a spot by the fire for me
Brother this war we know we can't win
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother it's time to flee the field
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
Brother they loose another homeland
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother again they weep to yield
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
But maybe now as we leave this Dream
May we land in Heartland seas
And should we come to camp now under our homeland's skies
Save a spot by the fire for me
Brother I don't know who to trust now
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother I don't know where to turn
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
Brother I said that I'd watch o'er you
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother my anger wills to burn
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
But now I need you more than ever
By cruelest chance you're lost to me
So I'm taking your burden and I'm sending you home
Save a spot by the fire for me
Brother I know that I am not you
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother I try to make you proud
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
Brother they kill my men in dozens
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother their tabards turn to shrouds
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
But I must be the stern Knight Captain
Not for me to collapse and weep
But by firelight none can see the tears in my eyes
Save a spot by the fire for me
Brother I think I've learnt my lesson
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother I have a life to live
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
Brother I've found one whom I'll share with
(For my blood and for my family)
Brother there's so much left to give
(By the grace and the honour of the Queens)
But I could not leave others to fight
And at the world's end now I bleed
So I'm coming my brother, won't you welcome me home?
Save a spot by the fire for me.
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(OC Author - Fergal O'Brien)