Armentieres - The Go Set

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

How two short months turn to two long years

We sank our trouble in wine and song

The tune that says this war will end and it won’t be long

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

Crowds of these young foreigners, drowning in their beers

Maybe on the green fields her loved one fell

But word was never returned to the mademoiselle

So close your eyes, and hold on tight

Keep those you love beside you until the morning light

Dreams are the salvation of a lonely heart

Time is just a journey we cannot return to start

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

A love to sparkle brightly and then to disappear

The girl with jet black hair, and eyes of brown

She longs and waits for her great love in the old French town

So close your eyes, and hold on tight

Keep those you love beside you until the morning light

Dreams are the salvation of a lonely heart

Time is just a journey we cannot return to start

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

May your heart grow lighter, with the passing years