To Hell and Back Lyrics

I'm with a hundred troops on a ship for too many nights
Never been to Bataan, but I know it's far away
We should know more about the mission any day
All they'll tell us we're in for quite a fight

In the dark we could feel the enemy
After an attack, it might be over
We finally landed on the beach
The hell of war is all we seek

On the way to hell and back
In my mind it's not so clear
On the way to hell and back
They say it's for the country I'm here

It's nearly dawn, until we're on the attack
Fighting hard, the open sea behind our backs
Main ships wait to be unleashed and break free
Then our new colony must begin in harmony

In the dark we could feel the enemy
After an attack, it might be over
We finally landed on the beach
The hell of war is all we seek

Across the chart operation's running enemy
Dive bombers in the sky, troops nearby
Five thousand men are landing from the base
A finer sight my memory will not erase

And after weeks back on the street
I went with visions from the field
My friend, if you knew all I feel
Then see my pain for real

On the way to hell and back
In my mind it's not so clear
On the way to hell and back
They say it's for the country I'm here