Little Island - Randy Newman

LITTLE ISLAND

Randy Newman

In two long wars, my country bled

To save the world for everyone

As through the years, the fight we've led

Too long, we stood alone, too long alone

And when at last, the battle won

We asked for no reward

An empire gone

Two generations turned to blood and dust

Only the best were lost

Only the best

And now the years have passed

The times have changed

The foe is risen up

He stands astride the world

His dreams of conquest all fulfilled

Little island, little island

Glory lost in the mists of time

They will pay for what was done

To those of us who died so young

They will pay for what was done

Little island, little island

Little island