England Or Me

England Or Me
(Music and Lyrics by Craig Bickhardt)

On V-E Day our war was over
They sent us all on furlough to the coast
My ship was leaving for New York ‘cross the sea
You knew you had to choose England or me

In ‘43 when I shipped over
The streets were filled with young girls from the mills
But you enlisted to aid your fair country
So who deserved you more, England or me?

That night the moon was shining like a searchlight on the sea
And I don’t think you ever looked more beautiful to me
I asked you if you’d like to be a Yankee’s wife
And I promised you a better life

When the sirens rattled London
I never knew if you were safe below
I wondered, huddled beside my company
Who would lose the most, England or me?

That night the moon was shining like a searchlight on the sea
And I don’t think you ever looked more beautiful to me
I asked you if you’d like to be a Yankee’s wife
And I promised you a better life

My dear, the years have passed so quickly
And we look back the way old soldiers will
If we had the power to choose our destiny
We wouldn’t change it now, England or me