High in the country, betwixt and between The tail end of nothingness And the mighty sea That's where the light is Shining bright from the hill That's where my love can be found Waiting at the window sill In a house made of stone I built with my hands That crumbles when she's all alone The mortar turns to sand I left in a hurry Called to serve and to save I fought for a country That put me in my grave And the bugle calls And the rouse was played That sweet song I sang And the flowers I laid High in the country, betwixt and between The tail end of nothingness And the mighty sea