On the Rocks of Gibraltar, he said he'd never leave
Then came the war and left it, taking with his life
Now from a lonely window stands, on to young to know that love
She not forgetting all that was there
And then was the morning with swords held high
The men marched out, come Hell or high water, to do or die
"God save the Queen, die now the Foe" they cried
Without the thought of life, they went
Half now are their numbers, doubled now their hearts
But one now sees white shores
And the silence brought by awe, walk toward the light
Don't fear death, but fight for life
And find himself on the white shores of the Lord
Across the water, toward the light
Gabriel's Horn now blows, the Gates swing wide
He enters now, down the path of pearl, white wings of gold
And on the Earth, the war rages on, no time to think on the dead or gone
Yet young ones cry, where the man with the ready smile is lying alone
Why won't he smile again, where's the light?
How do tell them sometimes death brings renewal, when they can't even see the fire,
On the distant shores, when all they now is gone with one try
All's gone now, with no hope of renewal