Elton John - Little Island lyrics

Written by randy newman<br>Available on randy newman's album faust<br><br>In two long wars, my country bled<br>To save the world for everyone<br>As through the years, the fight we've led<br>Too long, we stood alone, too long alone<br>And when at last, the battle won<br>We asked for no reward<br>An empire gone<br>Two generations turned to blood and dust<br>Only the best were lost<br>Only the best<br><br>And now the years have passed<br>The times have changed<br>The foe is risen up<br>He stands astride the world<br>His dreams of conquest all fulfilled<br><br>Little island, little island<br>Glory lost in the mists of time<br>They will pay for what was done<br>To those of us who died so young<br>They will pay for what was done<br>Little island, little island<br>Little island