(VERSE) () Do I hear what I () think I'm hearing () do i see the signs I () think I see () or is this just fantasy () () is it true that the () beast is waking () stirring in his restless () sleep tonight in the pale moon () light () () in the grip of this () cold December () you and I have reason () to remember (CHORUS) () Soldiers write the songs that () soldiers sing the songs that () you and I () don't () sing they blow their horns and () march along () they drum their drums and () look so strong () you'd think that nothing () in the world was () wrong () Soldiers write the songs that () soldiers sing the songs that () you and I () won't () sing () let's not look the other () way () taking () chance cause () if the bugler starts to () play () we too must () dance (VERSE) What's that sound, what's that dreadful rumble won't somebody tell me what I hear in the distance but drawing near is it only a storm approaching all that thunder and the blinding light in the winter night In the grip of this cold December you and I have reason to remember (CHORUS) Instrumental: (CHORUS) (repeat) : 244222 : x46454 : x23131 : x0423x : x46464