New Model Army - Lights Go Out Lyrics
Sullivan/HeatonI went to my mother,Said - please make me kingI went to my motherSaid - I've got to be kingShe said son - well you've got to wait your turnPatience is a virtue that you never seemed to learnYou were born with nothing, to nothing you'll returnNow, now the lights go outThere's no warningNow, now the lights go outThere's no reasonNow, now the voices cryWe don't want need youI went to my fatherSaid please make me kingWent to my fatherSaid - I've got to be kingHe said son - you've got to do your timeI've done 53 years but I haven't yet done mineYou're just one of the millions waiting in lineNow, now the lights go out...History gave us meaning, gave us a placeGave my father reasons for the lines on his faceBut we asked for the money and money they gaveAnd God how that made us easy to enslaveSo today at the office we picked up the chequeThe handshake of gold, the stab in the backThe old man went home silent and bowedThe young men went drinking, drowning it outSo in every street, in every townComes some young pretenderJust running for a crown - take it - take it allBut now, now the lights go out
