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The Trooper by Iron Maiden

You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd (1)____________ (2)__________ there's no turning back.

The (3)__________ sounds and the charge begins
But on (4)________ battlefield no one wins
The (5)__________ of (6)__________ (7)__________ and horses breath
As I (8)____________ on into certain death.

The (9)__________ he (10)____________ with (11)________ we (12)__________ to run
The mighty (13)________ of the Russian guns
And as we (14)________ towards the (15)__________ wall
The screams of (16)________ as my comrades fall

We hurdle (17)____________ (18)________ lay on the ground
And the (19)________________ (20)________ another round
We get so near yet so far away
We were meant to fight another day.

We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of (21)____________ take my horse below.

And as I lay (22)__________ (23)____________ at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I (24)________ my parting groan
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