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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Knopfler
Guitar
John Illsley
Bass
Omar Hakim
Drums
Alan Clark
Keyboards
Guy Fletcher
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Knopfler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Knopfler
Producer
Bruce Lampcov
Assistant Engineer
David Greenberg
Assistant Engineer
Neil Dorfsman
Engineer
Steve Jackson
Assistant Engineer
John Dent
Mastering Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of the man
Ah we are the chosen, we're the partisan alright
Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Now I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war
And we don't give a damn who the killing is for
Yeah it's the same old story with a different name
Death or glory, it's the killing game
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Oh nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night
Right become a wrong, the left become the right
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
Ride across the river to the other side
Writer(s): Mark Knopfler
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