This is the type of faith I have.
I kept the faith and I kept voting
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
And mine is a faith in my fellow man
Billy Bragg – Between the Wars
I’m secretly hoping that someone on our lineup covers this song. I guess the secret is out now, but I’m not going to email my request to them, or whatever.
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lyrics below the fold
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I was a miner
I was a docker
I was a railway man
Between the wars
I raised a family
In times of austerity
With sweat at the foundry
Between the warsI paid the union and as times got harder
I looked to the government to help the working man
And they brought prosperity down at the armoury
“We’re arming for peace me boys”
Between the warsI kept the faith and I kept voting
Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
For theirs is a land with a wall around it
And mine is a faith in my fellow man
Theirs is a land of hope and glory
Mine is the green field and the factory floor
Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
And mine is the peace we knew
Between the warsCall up the craftsmen
Bring me the draughtsmen
Build me a path from cradle to grave
And 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 by
Sweet moderation
Heart of this nation
Desert us not, we are
Between the wars
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wilsim
March 11, 2012 at 5:08 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I like this. Ty for the video and lyrics, I appreciate it.
'Tis Himself, OM
March 11, 2012 at 8:24 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Billy Bragg is an inspired songwriter.
carolw
March 11, 2012 at 4:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yes! Billy Bragg is one of my all-time favorite singer-songwriters, and this song is one of my faves, too.
beerslayer
April 24, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What a powerful song! I’d never heard of this guy before, but thank you for introducing me to him!
Sweet moderation, indeed. Do politicians these days even know what a “moderate” is, outside of being a word in old dictionaries?