"Piper To The End" lyrics

"Piper To The End"

When I leave this world behind me
To another I will go
And if there are no pipes in heaven
I'll be going down below

If friends in time be severed
Someday we will meet again
I'll return to leave you never
Be a piper to the end

This has been a day to die for
Now the day is almost done
Up above a quiet seabird
Turns to face the setting sun

Now the evening dove is calling
And all the hills are burning red
And before the night comes falling
Clouds are lined with golden thread

We watched the fires together
Shared our quarters for a while
Walked the dusty roads together
Came so many miles

This has been a day to die on
Now the day is almost done
Here the pipes will lay beside me
Silent with the battle drum

If friends in time be severed
Someday we will meet again
I'll return to leave you never
Be a piper to the end


Thanks to Bree, Dave Reich for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Mark Knopfler
album: "Get Lucky" (2009)
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