Buna Morning

[Intro] Whispers in the mud, where the shadows loom Echoes of boots in a rain-soaked gloom A drumbeat of courage, stubborn and true Battle-scarred dawn breaks through the dew [Verse 1] In Buna’s swamps where the green knives bite Soldiers press forward through the slipping night American steel, Australian heart Pushing past fear, refusing to part [Pre-Chorus] Mud on their faces, hope in their strides The jungle swallows the road, but not their cries [Chorus] We walk through the rain where the thunder roars We fight for a future beyond these shores Hands hold steady as the ground gives way Together we rise, through the gray and clay [Verse 2] Tanks in the water, a iron flotilla gleam Tires churn the bogs like a waking dream Smoke blooms above the siege and the fray But courage keeps marching, day after day [Pre-Chorus] Glory and grit in a stubborn flame Every drumbeat whispers names of the same [Chorus] We walk through the rain where the thunder roars We fight for a future beyond these shores Hands hold steady as the ground gives way Together we rise, through the gray and clay [Bridge] From cane and creek, a vow takes form Two nations beating in one uniform If dawn can break this endless night We’ll remember the brave, we’ll keep the light [Chorus] We walk through the rain where the thunder roars We fight for a future beyond these shores Hands hold steady as the ground gives way Together we rise, through the gray and clay [Outro] Through Buna’s mud, through sorrow and pain A vow to the fallen remains the same