Billy Bragg - Between The Wars Lyrics
I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railwayman between the warsI raised a family, in times of austerity, with sweat at the foundry between the warsI paid the union, then as times got harder, I looked to the government to help the working manBut they brought prosperity down at the armoury, we're arming for peace, see boys, between the warsI kept the faith and I kept voting, not for the iron fist but for the helping handFor theirs is a land with a wall around it and mine is a faith in my fellow manTheirs is a land of hope and glory, mine is the greenfield and the factory floorTheirs are the skies all dark with bombers and mine is the peace we knew between the warsCall up the craftsman, bring me the draughtsman, build me a path from cradle to graveAnd I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wageGo find the young men, never to fight again, bring up the banners from the days gone byCast moderation, heart of this nation, desert us not we are between the wars...
