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Billy Bragg : Misc

  1. Between The Wars

Between The Wars 1985

From the EP: Between The Wars
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I was a miner, I was a docker
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I was a railwayman between the wars
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I raised a family, in times of austerity
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With sweat at the foundry between the wars
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I paid the union, as times got harder
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I looked to the government to help the working man
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But they brought prosperity down at the armoury
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We're arming for peace, me boys, between the wars
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I kept the faith and I kept voting
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Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
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For theirs is a land with a wall around it
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And mine is a faith in my fellow man
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Theirs is a land of hope and glory
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Mine is the greenfield and the factory floor
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Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
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And mine is the peace we knew between the wars
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Call up the craftsman, bring me the draughtsman
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Build me a path from cradle to grave
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And I'll give my consent to any government
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That does not deny a man a living wage
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Go find the young men, never to fight again
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Bring up the banners from the days gone by
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Sweet moderation, heart of this nation
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Desert us not we are between the wars