Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Between the Wars , by - Billy Bragg. Release date: 05.03.2006
Song language: English
Between the Wars |
| I was a miner |
| I was a docker |
| I was a railway man |
| Between the wars |
| I raised a family |
| In times of austerity |
| With sweat at the foundry |
| Between the wars |
| I paid the union and as times got harder |
| I looked to the government to help the working man |
| And they brought prosperity down at the armoury |
| «We're arming for peace me boys» |
| Between the wars |
| I kept the faith and I kept voting |
| Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand |
| For theirs is a land with a wall around it And mine is a faith in my fellow man |
| Theirs is a land of hope and glory |
| Mine is the green field and the factory floor |
| Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers |
| And mine is the peace we knew |
| Between the wars |
| Call up the craftsmen |
| Bring me the draughtsmen |
| Build me a path from cradle to grave |
| And I’ll give my consent |
| To any government |
| That does not deny a man a living wage |
| Go find the young men never to fight again |
| Bring up the banners from the days gone by Sweet moderation |
| Heart of this nation |
| Desert us not, we are |
| Between the wars |