Bobby Horton - Long Ago lyrics

Long ago we were boys in the ranks, comrades Our hearts light and happy as the day Cheeks were ruddy, eyes were bright, locks were dark Comrades As we marched from our homes far away Chorus: But now we are aged and gray, comrades Trials of life are nearly done Our bosoms were bared to the foe, comrade When you and I were young Long ago we were marching away, comrades Our flags to the breeze gaily flung Our bosoms were bare to the full, comrades When you and I were young Chorus: But now we are aged and gray, comrades Trials of life are nearly done Our bosoms were bared to the foe, comrade When you and I were young Long ago we were camping in storms, comrades Our courage and muscles tightly strung But no army could drive us away, comrades When you and I were young Chorus: But now we are aged and gray, comrades Trials of life are nearly done Our bosoms were bared to the foe, comrade When you and I were young Long ago we were falling fast, comrades Our ranks daily much thinner grew Our courage the cause could not win, comrades When the men in the ranks were so few Chorus: But now we are aged and gray, comrades Trials of life are nearly done Our bosoms were bared to the foe, comrade When you and I were young Staggering and bleeding alone, comrades Outnumbered three to one everywhere The world coldly watching our fates, comrades With not even a sigh or a tear Chorus: But now we are aged and gray, comrades Trials of life are nearly done Our bosoms were bared to the foe, comrade When you and I were young As fall heroes struggling for their homes, comrades So fell the soldiers in gray Their honor yet unsullied, comrades For that which ennobles brave men Though now we are aged and gray, comrades And trials of life are nearly done To us life's as dear as it was, comrades When you and I were young