The Orange Lilly "O"

The Orange Lilly "O"

Friday 27 May 2011

They Made the Ultimate Sacrifice (V)

They Made the Ultimate Sacrifice (V)
(A tribute to the UDR & RUC)

Away from a doorstep, from a mother and child
A smile from a father, a look of longing & pride
He drives off slowly, she turns from the door
In that very second, his life is no more
Another young life taken, what difference does it make
A father building a future, for his wife and namesake

Another family ripped apart, Lord tell me why?
Help me to understand, he reasons they should die
They joined the UDR and the RUC
Made the ultimate sacrifice, protecting you and me

Bags filled with God knows what, he took them to the car
Looks at the wife hes always loved, her mind somewhere far
Etched on her sweet face, a look of horror and pain
He knows that when he turns around, he'el never see her again

He smiles and lips I love you, turns to the evil now here
Still protecting the one he loves, doing so without fear

Another family ripped apart, Lord tell me why?
Help me to understand. the reasons they could die
They joined the UDR and the RUC
Made the ultimate sacrifice, protecting you and me

A mother waits on her childs return, it's getting late
She waits for a car light, or a rattle from her gate
Relief as those signs come, but then a noise that makes her numb
Out she runs on her bare feet, heart ripped out by what she meets
Her child sits still within the car, how did this country get this far
As her childs life blood seeps away, onto her knees she prays

Another family ripped apart, Lord tell me why?
Help me to understand, the reasons they should die
They joined the UDR and the RUC
Made the ultimate sacrifice, protecting you and me

Now there is new security, but the terrorists still here
Police and soldiers families, still living with fear
Sappers Azimkar and Quincey, Constables Carroll and Kerr
The heartache and the sorrow, their families must share

Faceless men say it's for Ireland, but they will lose the fight
For every child that they do kill, they give up their right
This is our country and the more they do kill
Many more will line up, their places to fill
British or Irish, it's all up to us
To live our lives together and each other to trust

No more families ripped apart, stop the killing now
Stop Republican murder gangs, let no others die
They joined the UDR and the RUC
Made the ultimate sacrifice, protecting you and me

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for using this song. I started playing the guitar a while back & thought i'd try to write some songs. This is one of them. Thank you for thinkling it good enough to put on here.

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