No Surrender

Death is an easy escape in this horrid war

But I am a man who will stand by the oath he swore

Here, on this island of fear, I will hold my ground

'Til I prevail or the enemy shoots me down

They told me to never surrender

And duty must always come first

But sometimes I can't help but wonder

If my life has somehow been cursed

Year after year, it goes on like an endless night

I carry on to pursue what I know is right

My enemies fall, one by one, in this foreign land

But then, from above, comes a message from high command

They say the war is all over

I don't believe what I hear

And though I may not grow much older

My duty is ever so clear:

On this island of fear, I shall remain

And I will not yield to whatever comes my way

It may be twenty-nine years before

I'm home again

But I will keep on fighting all the same

I will never surrender

I won't ever give up

I am bound by my honour

And I will never stop

If I ever surrender

It will all be for naught

And I'll lose all my honour

'Cause of the shame I've brought