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Between the Wars is a track by Billy Bragg, taken from the album “Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg”, released January 1, 2003 on Cooking Vinyl. It runs 2:31. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside A New England, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Milkman of Human Kindness. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Between the Wars
- Artist
- Billy Bragg
- Release
- Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 2:31
- Release date
- January 1, 2003
- Record label
- Cooking Vinyl
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songI 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 wars
I paid the union and as times got harder
I looked to the government to help the working man
But they brought prosperity down at the armoury
We're arming for peace my boys!
Between the wars
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
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 wars
Call 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 wage
Go 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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