Night sky black and bursting With stars above our encampment Then clouds covered moon encircling Snow began to fall on desert enchantment Wind of sand and snow surprise did blow Blinding us to danger's imminent engagmeent Now when I sleep I dream of gunfire in the dark and sound of booted feet The smell of sweat and burned gunpowder In my dream I raise my rifle at a silhoutte Fire and see him clutch the rose that burst The wound that doomed him to final rest And I to never rest forever cursed With dream of friendly fire