Been So Long-Eddie & the Hot Rods

[00:10.37]I was a miner, I was a docker [00:15.02]I was a railway man between the wars [00:20.14]I raised a family in times of austerity [00:25.10]With sweat at the foundry between the wars [00:30.10]I paid the union and as times got harder [00:34.90]I looked to the government to help the working man [00:39.86]But they brought prosperity down at the armoury [00:44.88]We're arming for peace me boys, between the wars [00:55.04]I kept the faith and I kept voting [00:59.99]Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand [01:04.66]For theirs is a land with a wall around it [01:09.40]And mine is a faith in my fellow man [01:14.61]Theirs is a land of hope and glory [01:19.57]Mine is the green field and the factory floor [01:24.42]Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers [01:29.49]And mine is the peace we knew between the wars [01:39.46]Call up the craftsmen, bring me the draughtsmen [01:44.61]Build me a path from cradle to grave [01:49.52]And I'll give my consent to any government [01:54.18]That does not deny a man a living wage [01:59.29]Go find the young men never to fight again [02:04.29]Bring up the banners from the days gone by [02:09.24]Sweet moderation, heart of this nation [02:14.36]Desert us not, we are between the wars