Hadrian's Wall

This ain't my father died too young That he died of a broken heart Working on Hadrian's Wall He built a wall around his heart 30 years on now I'm a guard Up on Hadrian's Wall Now I walk between mild castles 70 miles and the tale goes on My wife and child live in the forts 7.3 miles apart I wonder if I'll ever see them again On Hadrian's Wall my heart is broken Turret to turret I do patrol Up on Hadrian's Wall Cold, wet and soggy is this place Northern winds blow and steal your soul The northern tribes were real and the lads It was a constant assault Us Romans pled to keep those damn Celts away Hadrian's Wall is where we fought My wife and child live in the forts 7.3 miles apart I wonder if I'll ever see them again On Hadrian's Wall my heart is broken We worked our fingers to the bone Turned us to stone Living on barely a ration of gruel I think I'd rather be the mule We're just pawns in a madman's game Why'd they bother giving us a name Bloodlust's all we've ever known It's only a living if the empire grows Nine years on I've been relieved of my post Up on Hadrian's Wall I crossed the channel of the angriest seas With oars we battled and fought it We landed on the shores of Germania To fight the Visigoth army I take a breath and I release my arrow It goes straight through the heart My wife and child live in the forts 7.3 miles apart I wonder if I'll ever see them again On Hadrian's Wall my heart is broken I am old and grey I left my heart on Hadrian's Wall Just like my father before me I left my heart on Hadrian's Wall 7.3 miles apart