Desert Wind: The Ballad of Lawrence
Richard
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But Lawrence's legend continues to grow
Guerrilla warfare was his game
He led by wit and desert vim
Your spirit rides forevermore
Lawrence, Lawrence, desert wind
Lawrence of Arabia, world-renowned
With Arabs riding at his side
And led them on a victor's race
With Bedouin tribes he found his place
His legend would outshine them all
But fate, it seems, had other plans
The desert knew and feared his name
When war was done, he sought no fame
Of one man's daring, brave and bold
Just peace and quiet, a simpler name
But legends never truly fade
Lawrence, Lawrence, desert wind
No uniform or brass for him
Across the dunes, a tale unfolds
Lawrence of Arabia would ride
From Sinai to Damascus' fall
A warrior-scholar, desert-bound
The Turks he fought with tactics bold
No enemy could catch him there
While mocking brass and rank untold
On English roads, his final stand
From Arabic sands to English shore
Defying rank, he'd never bend
Your journey's reached its bitter end
On two wheels flying, wind in his hair
His tale in books and film was made
The sands of time may shift and blow
A British soldier, bold and true
In sands of gold and skies of blue
A desert wind that will not fail
In war and peace, he blazed a trail