One Last Battle lyrics

It's been two years since I saw you, since I stood upon the ground
In the shadow of a shuttle that too soon for space was bound
And now I am a warrior, a pilot for the fleet
And they've told me I cannot go home, till the enemy's defeat

And now I'm on the front lines in this damned Patrol corvette
Shot fifteen of the alien ships and they haven't got us yet
And I curse the foe, and I curse this ship, and I curse each single
Fight
For I'm haunted by the memory of you and a moonlit summer night

I remember how we sat there, looking down upon the bay
And you told me that you'd wait for me if it took a thousand days
But I've been gone for a long time, and I've been so far away
And each time I go into battle, dear, for both of us I pray

The foe retreats before us now, his conquests he has lost
We've beaten him back, we've smashed his ships, but lord, at what a cost!
Ten thousand men lie graveless in the emptiness of space
And they died so far from heart and home and their woman's fond
Embrace

The alien fleet's before us now, the final battle draws nigh
And I cannot know before it's done if I'll live or I shall die
But if this one last battle, I should manage to survive
I'll come home to you, for the war'll be through, and I'll take you for my bride