in the darkness i rise long before the dawn i was dreaming of home and the life i led but now i hear the sound of the engines roar and i crave the embrace of my empty bed where i m safe but the call is clear and the task is set and my enemies wait in the dark sky do they fear the same fear do they dream like us and do they long for the day when it s over and they re safe now we re cruising above the horizon never knowing if we will return in a moment we ll loose the destruction and we ll justify all that we burn here the air is cold but my thoughts are clear and so i m wondering why i must be here for the evil that can come from the heart of a man must be answered in kind til it disappears and we re safe now we re cruising above the horizon never knowing if we will return in a moment we ll rain down destruction and we ll justify all that we burn here they come i m dodging all the tracers sky is full of lead i can see the pilots faces safety in our numbers eagles overhead we are in the sight of aces flak bursting all around friends going down in flames and now we re hit it s happened this is what i feared something s telling me my time has come though it should be panic i can feel a peace strangely now i know my purpose hey boys hey get out while you can i ll try to take us home i m going home 