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Grace

from A Deserter's Tale by The Id

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Deserter is standing in the trenches feeling all alone. He reaches inside his tunic pocket and pulls out a picture of his sweetheart, Grace.

He recalls his latest letter to her:-

My Darling Lady,

Thank you so very much for sending me your loving letter which arrived in this morning's post.

It is a great comfort knowing you are thinking of me while I am away in this strange land.

Life in the trenches is hard what with the rats and lice. When you're cold they keep quiet but when you warm up they start to bite like billy-o. It's horrible. We frequently have 'chats' where we de-louse each other and have a gossip.

I have two bits of good news. First we nearly copped it from a Jack Johnson that landed near our supply trench. The shrapnel flew either side of me but, thank God, I remained intact.

Second, I have been granted a pass to come home to see you my sweetheart! I have missed you so much. I long to leave the doom and gloom of the trenches.

If you see Mum, Dad or Robert, give them my love and tell them I miss them.

See you all soon.

Yours for eternity...

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Oh, As I look upon your face
You fill me with such grace
All my nightmares crumble
Under me

Chorus
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Our love is growing stronger
I can't wait any longer
I look to a lifetime
Of being with you

I long to be beside you
Ask you to be my bride too
No need to hide, my feelings
Come into view

Your face
Makes it easy to erase
All the darker days
As your beauty washes over me

A rose
Now the summer has closed
And an autumn wind blows
Your petals falling over me

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Now I am so far from you
My half is not whole without you
My heart explodes with tender
Feelings for you

Hope I'm not wrong to ask you
Hope that you feel the same way too
I want to hear you say those words
"I do"

It's plain
What your photo retains
Takes me back to that day
Oh the first time i set eyes on you

The stream
Oh such a wonderful dream
Cause these nightmarish scenes
To slowly drift away from me

Instrumental
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I pray
That the time I am away
Is as short as they say
I long to be back with you

I pray
that my future is safe
How I long for that day
When I can be at home with you

When I can be alone with you
When I can be at home with you

Grace….

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from A Deserter's Tale, released April 30, 2016

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