Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Lyrics:

This is Commander Sam; I have lately been promoted
To someone's secret plan I've been slavishly devoted
I was just a soldier once, appropriately frightened
And I waited for my orders, my lips and back all tightened
Yes, I waited for my orders coming through
And I long for the songs of Waterloo

Chorus:
The Oxford dons and the sacred swans and the parks and the city schools
No one meets their destiny but those who break the rules
And I long for the songs of Waterloo
Yes, I long for the songs of Waterloo

Sometimes I'm in the know, and sometimes I am mistaken
There may be softer beds and solace on the roads I have not taken
This kind of uncertainty, you know, it hides out in the hall
With an ear up to a drinking glass pressed firmly to the wall
And it listens while you rustle in your room
And I long for the songs of Waterloo

(Chorus)

Now the days that come and go are the days that mark our passing
And the fine and subtle trust we build is the only gift worth having
The love that's slipped away from me, now that's a river ever flowing
And it's not what makes me want to stay, it's the thing that keeps me going
And years from now I'll still remember you
And I'll dream of the songs of Waterloo

(Chorus)