Listen To The Sky

Bertie Baker was an ordinary guy
 So when he got the letter he was horrified
 But he said goodbye
 He filled out all the forms and the papers he could see
 But when he got his uniform he wished he could be
 With his family
 Got into a plane and he vanished in the haze
 His eyes were full of rain and his ears were full of praise
 Oh what a day, he's gone away
 If you're feelin' sad and wonder why (wonder why)
 Close your eyes and listen to the sky
 Bertie lost an engine in the heat of the attack
 He knew he couldn't do it but he tried to make it back
 Then it all turned black
 They found his body lying in the wreckage of the plane
 Suddenly wrote a letter for him and took it to explain
 It was not in vain
 Someone took particulars and someone brought a box
 Making sure he looked nice for his folks they changed his socks
 Oh what a day, he's gone away
 If you're feelin' sad and wonder why (wonder why)
 Close your eyes and listen to the sky
 Close your eyes and listen to the sky