Also, I forgot to mention. The last line alludes to how the soldiers couldn't even remember there families or what they looked like. They would lose pictures of their family and would completely forget what they looked like because they would be gone for months or even years.
Lastly, the lyrics allude twice to that feeling of being a million miles from home. This was a feeling that was felt highly by the soldiers of WWI and WWII.
Also, I forgot to mention. The last line alludes to how the soldiers couldn't even remember there families or what they looked like. They would lose pictures of their family and would completely forget what they looked like because they would be gone for months or even years.
Lastly, the lyrics allude twice to that feeling of being a million miles from home. This was a feeling that was felt highly by the soldiers of WWI and WWII.