Song Lyrics Oyster Band - Between The Wars    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> O>> Oyster Band Singer Lyrics [Oyster Band other resources]>> Between The Wars Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Oyster Band Music Title/Track: Between The Wars Theme ID: 8860 Album: N/A I was a miner, I was a docker I was a railwayman between the wars I raised a family in time 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 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 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 Mine is the peace we knew between the wars Call up the craftsmen, bring me a draughtsman 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 Call up the banners from the days gone by Sweet moderation, the heart of this nation, Desert us not, we are between the wars (the mumbling is said to be "And behold when they opened the sixth door there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth Related Lyrics Random lyrics: The Lost And Found, The Oxford Girl, The Rose Of England, Billy Came Back From Vietnam, Mr Oysterhead, Oz Is Everfloating, Rubberneck Lions, The Armys Ecstacy, Dime Con Qui?N Andas, Duerme, El B?Lsamo De Fierabr?S, El Se?Or De Los Gramillos, Es Hora De Marchar, Fiesta Pagana, Hasta Que El Cuerpo Aguante, Hasta Que Tu Muerte Nos Separe, La Cruz De Santiago, Maite Zaitut, Molinos De Viento, Requiem, Santa Compa?A, Satania, Tres Tristes Tigres, At sea, Cry, Do You Love Me, Icon dj, Indian summer, Inhaling, Intersexual, La donna e mobile, Ocean, Rainbow, Rescua, Rescue, Sweet Instigator, This Is All I Have, Vespertine, Word Up, A Satisfied Mind, Absolute Zero, Arroyo, Backroads, Bad Road, Bar Hoppin, Beauty In The River, Better Days, Black Leather, Black Sky, Breakaway (From Those Chains), Other Oyster Band song Lyrics A Careless Life Lyrics Another Quiet Night In England Lyrics Coal Creek Mine Lyrics Flatlands Lyrics Following In Fathers Footsteps Lyrics Following in Fathers Footsteps Lyrics Hal An Tow Lyrics Pigsty Billy Lyrics Rambling Irishman Lyrics The Early Days Of A Better Nation Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Oysterhead Lyrics Oz M?go De Lyrics Ozark Henry Lyrics Ozark Mountain Daredevils Lyrics Ozma Lyrics Ozomatli Lyrics Ozzie Nelson Lyrics P Box Lyrics P Diddy F Black Rob G Dep Lyrics P Drs Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy