At midnight In the moonlight I’ve been seeing her reflection From across this lonesome ocean Tied to serving in my battalion
In the bloody pools of the dogfights Among the screams and sighs Through the endless stretch of the grave sites I see my love and dream of peaceful times
I remember It was morning, got the word Grab my bag and bible
Celia whispers Upper lip curled barely heard “You go but you be careful”
In the clicking quick of the gunfights With japs on every side O’er the kamikaze nosedives I see my love and dream of peaceful times
If I don’t survive Should it be my time To shut my eyes And give me to the darkness Of the ever other side No longer am I scared of it All at once I’ll fall into Celia’s warm embrace And when I do It will be worth the price