Born in a mining town in '58

When black and white T.V. was up to date

And men were still around

Who fought for freedom - stood their ground and died

That I could be alive

And see the damage that we've managed since

In this sceptred isle

Is nothing sacred - just the one square mile?



Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past



On and on - we slept till dawn

When we awoke - we hardly spoke



My grandfather taught me how to fight

Old-fashioned stuff like wrong and right

But all around, I see his morals

Buried in a mess of money troubles

Born in a mining town in '58

When black and white T.V. was up to date

And men were still around

Who fought for freedom - stood their ground and died



Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past



On and on - we slept till dawn

On and on and on



Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past



Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past



On and on - we slept till dawn

When we awoke - it was - all the same


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