The Fighting Line - John Mayall

It had to be me of all the ones to choose

The way my luck is going, I always seem to lose

They’re sending me to the fighting line

I hope the Army don’t leave me dead in my grave

Hey give me a pen, I’ll do the paperwork

I’m the typewriter king, I’d make a damn good clerk

Don’t put me on the fighting line

Cause I won’t give you my life just to throw away

They’ve given me furlough till they take me away

But there’s not enough time when you want to stay

Soon it’s off to the fighting line

And I’ll be waiting and writing home every day

It’s a little too long to live on borrowed time

While they’re having their peace talks, they’re killing friends of mine

I’ll be running from the fighting line

If it’s gonna mean I’ll be walking out of here alive