Crack of the lightning splitting the ground
Thunder is sounding, artillery pounding
Wrath of the Nazi's cast on Bastogne
Facing their forces aloneAlone, aloneSent from the skies jumped into the unknown
The march to Berlin has begun
Spearhead the charge surrounded by foes
Eagles are leading the wayFrance is still under enemy rule
Push, axis retreatThrown towards Arnhem a bitter defeat
They're stretched out just one bridge too far
Turn of the tide, it's breaking away
Losing momentum, retreatGo to Bastogne, the crossroads must hold
Stand, alone in the coldCrack of the lightning splitting the ground
Thunder is sounding, artillery pounding
Wrath of the Nazi's cast on Bastogne
Facing their forces aloneAlone, aloneDig your own foxholes or dig your own grave
The storm is about to begin
The siege has begun, there's nowhere to run
Panzerkampfwagen emergeTanks and mortars are shaking the ground
Prey of man and machineCrack of the lightning splitting the ground
Thunder is sounding, artillery pounding
Wrath of the Nazi's cast on Bastogne
Facing their forces aloneChill of the winter bite to the bone and Christmas is drawing near
Soldiers are freezing, the death toll increasing
They're dying in their holes
There's no surrender, there's no retreat, the Wehrmacht is drawing near
There's no reinforcements, they're fighting all aloneSent from the skies ended up in Bastogne
As easy, as hard as they get
Nazi command request and demand
Offer surrender, declinedNuts! The generals word echo clear
Nuts! The Nazi's shall hearCrack of the lightning splitting the ground
Thunder is sounding, artillery pounding
Wrath of the Nazi's cast on Bastogne
Facing their forces aloneCrack of the lightning splitting the ground
Thunder is sounding, artillery pounding
Wrath of the Nazi's cast on Bastogne
Facing their forces alone
Songwriters
JOAKIM BRODEN, PAER SUNDSTROEMPublished by
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