Fish - Emperor's Song Lyrics
What would you do if it all broke upWhat would you do if the doors were shutAnd the pearls are being eaten by the swineWhat would you do when the worms dont turnTheres nothing left nowhere to runAnd its looking slightly bleaker every dayDo you follow your heart, do you follow the drumDo you follow the flag, do you shoulder the gunDo you slow march off the edge with head held highDo you do down gently without a fightDo you take it on the chin and beg for moreWhen the sword is raised and the trumpet callsYou bow down, bow down, bow down to the emperors songDid you believe in the post-war dreamDo you hate dealing with machinesAnd ones picking up your prayer off the phoneYou followed advice, you followed the workYou followed the rules, you gave it your lotBut a younger mans just taken on your jobWeve all got long term contracts with the man upstairsBut whos picking up the options on our soulsWhen its one life firm and the deal is upYou bow down, bow down to the emperors songWhat do you do when its all too muchWhen youre out of luck and out of touchAnd you cant relate to anything they sayWhat you do when it gets too toughWhen you want to say that enoughs enoughYou want to walk away and just throw in the towelDo you go with the grain, do you go with the tideDo you go with the crowd, do you go for the rideDo you hang on in until the bitter endTheres a bandwagon leaving but its not for meIve swallowed all the hooks and want no moreBut when the lights are dimmed and the curtain callsYou bow down, bow down, to the emperors song(dick/cassidy/boult)
