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The Trooper by Iron Maiden

You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're (1)______________ for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.

The bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on (2)________ certain death.

The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty (3)________ of the (4)______________ guns
And as we (5)________ towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We were meant to (6)__________ another day.

We get so close (7)________ enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below.

And as I lay (8)__________ gazing at the sky
My body's (9)________ and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting (10)__________
Answers:
(1) waiting(2) into(3) roar(4) Russian(5) race(6) fight(7) near(8) there(9) numb(10) groan