🌾 She Waits by the Factory Gate 🌾 (interpreted by the Valhallan White Army.)

(Verse I) The whistle sounds at break of dawn, But now its voice feels strange, The workshop stands beneath the snow, Since everything has changed. The men have gone to distant fronts, Where steel and thunder roar, And every night she lights a lamp Beside the cottage door. (Chorus) She waits by the factory gate, With hope that never fades, She knows the road is long and hard, Beyond the smoke and haze. Though years may pass and seasons turn, Her heart remains the same, She waits for him beneath the stars, And softly calls his name. (Verse II) She works the press, she tends the forge, Where once he stood with pride, And every bolt and every beam Feels like he's by her side. The machines sing their iron song, The furnaces still glow, And every piece that leaves the line Helps comrades at the front below. (Chorus) She waits by the factory gate, With courage in her eyes, She reads his letters by candlelight And dreams beneath the skies. Though winter winds may shake the panes, And tears may sometimes fall, She keeps his picture by her heart, And answers duty's call. (Bridge) The bells will ring, the flags will fly, The guns will all grow still, And down the road he'll walk once more, Beyond the distant hill. No medal shines more brightly then, No victory more sweet, Than when two faithful hearts at last Again together meet. (Final Chorus) She waits by the factory gate, Where flowers bloom once more, The war is done, the world can heal, And peace returns ashore. Yet all will know what courage means, Not only on the line, For those who waited, hoped and worked Helped victory to shine. (Outro) The whistle sounds at break of dawn, A brighter song today, And hand in hand they walk once more As shadows fade away.