Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Short Memories , by - Graham Parker. Song from the album Burning Questions, in the genre Иностранный рокRelease date: 30.04.1992
Record label: ELLISCLAN
Song language: English
Short Memories |
| They took their kids in their teenage years |
| Fitted them out with combat gear |
| Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away |
| Some came home their pants in creases |
| Some came home in bits and pieces |
| The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day |
| Cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly |
| They have short memories, now it’s gone |
| They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver |
| They have short memories, now it’s gone |
| My Daddy was in Nicosia, Egypt and North Korea |
| He came back to a good career, shovelling coal |
| I was just the village lout I never got my finger out |
| I never wanted for anything still I broke and entered and stole |
| You can’t stop a train or catch the rain drops |
| As they come falling |
| Sure there’ll be another war |
| Sure as sure the call-up will come calling |
| They took their kids in their teenage years |
| Gave them a God that they could fear |
| Said they could kill but not drink beer |
| And sent them away |
| Some came home in a body bag |
| Some came home wrapped in a flag |
| And on each toe there hung a tag saying there’ll be more someday |
| …now it’s gone, now it’s gone, now it’s gone |