The Battle of Newbury Lyrics

Call to me the preacher
He must attend to me this night
To administer communion
For tomorrow I will die
I cannot stand to see
The England I once knew
Brought crashing to its knees
Stained with blood and torn in two

Forgive me, O'Lord
My duty is to the King
It pains me to see this country divided
I take up these arms for the last time in Newbury
This is the end, it's been decided
To war

The Troop, the horse
Take the hill, go forth
Advance through fire and smoke
Through these hedges we must go (We must fight)
The sound of the guns
Deafens our ears
The sight of the enemy
Fills us with fear
And yet we go on
Around me men fall
Cut down by the shot
God, how many more?
We need to push through
Lives are at stake
Parliaments guns
Must not seal our fate
Call for the Horse
To break through the gap
Colonel Byron leads the attack!

For the king (For the king)
For England (For the king)
Charge!

Forgive Me, O' Lord
My duty is to the King
It pains me to see this country divided
I take up these reins for the last time in Newbury
Toward the end I am riding

The Colonel spies an opening
And makes a daring move
But his mount is shot from under him
It's clear what I must do
With no pause to reconsider
I ride to my destiny
Remember we who fell this day at the Battle Of Newbury