BOMBS OVER BREMEN
Music And Lyrics by Graham Larkin.
With his breakfast he'd soldiers and strong cups of tea,
For his wife he'd a lingering kiss.
He held her so tight she could hardly draw breath,
There were so few moments like this
He waved her goodbye and made for the camp,
His squadron was due to take flight
The bombs were loaded the engines were fueled,
They'd be over Bremen tonight.
They'd be over the city,
Over the city tonight,
There'd be bombs on the city,
All over the city tonight.
He sat in the tail gun and watched the night sky,
Looking out for enemy planes.
He tried not to think of the power they bore,
Or the death, destruction and pain.
They'd be over the city ,
Over the city tonight.
There'd be bombs on the city,
All over the city tonight.
Soon the flak was exploding, igniting the sky,
But they flew inexorably on.
German fighters attacked them from out of the dark,
As he twisted and turned with his gun.
Flying over the city,
Over the city tonight.
Dropping bombs on the city,
All over the city tonight.
As he watched the bombs fall he thought of his wife,
And he softly whispered her name.
He tried not to think of the people below,
Of the death, the destruction and pain.
All over the city,
Over the city tonight.
All those bombs on the city,
All over the city tonight.
As they turned to go home he took one last look
At the city now all aglow.
He tried not to think about what they'd done,
About the destruction below.
Flying home from the city,
Home from the city tonight.
All those bombs on the city,
All over the city tonight.
But he'd only done what they'd told him to do,
These were harsh consequences of war.
Now going back to his wife and his home,
He prays for the end of it all.
And for no more cities,
No more cities at night.
No more bombs on their cities,
No more cities alight.
Please no more cities,
No more cities at night.
No more bombs on their cities,
No more cities alight.