The Future Won't Be Long

	Do you mind a question? Please sir, stay
	What was life like in the olden days?"
	"Long ago, ago, ago, ago before the war"
	"Contractors to Her Majesty's Government we were
	Dealers in honest trade, aye
	There were some mighty queer folk about,
	But most were honest workers and knew their place
	I was a skilled craftsman, mark you
	The work was hard and the hours, they were long
	Ah, but there was a maiden
	And her name was Marjorie
	Long black hair she had like a gypsy
	And the prettiest smile I've ever seen
	And I called her an angel
	And I was right, she was
	Then there was the war
	The war...
	Forging a pathway for freedom
	Using resources we need them
	Though our foes are human beings
	We stand between them
	And the life we do condone
	Shipped out to Belgium to stop them
	Plastered and shelled them
	But lost ground
	Bombs and rockets, V2s over London city
	And the world at their command
	And back in Yeadon, Marjorie
	Stood beneath a factory
	I was assured she felt no pain
	Withdrawn from Dunkirk in cruisers
	Who cares says I, we're all losers
	No-one wins – both sides the victims of our nature
	May the future learn
	And back in Yeadon, Marjorie
	Died beneath the factory
	A Messerschmidt her destiny
	You who think the rest are wrong
	And stand so tall and feel so strong
	Please be sure that you yourselves are not mistaken
	For the future won't be long

	Do you mind a question? Please sir, stay
	What was life like in the olden days?"
	" Long ago, ago, ago, ago before the war"
	" Contractors to Her Majesty' s Government we were
	Dealers in honest trade, aye
	There were some mighty queer folk about,
	But most were honest workers and knew their place
	I was a skilled craftsman, mark you
	The work was hard and the hours, they were long
	Ah, but there was a maiden
	And her name was Marjorie
	Long black hair she had like a gypsy
	And the prettiest smile I' ve ever seen
	And I called her an angel
	And I was right, she was
	Then there was the war
	The war...
	Forging a pathway for freedom
	Using resources we need them
	Though our foes are human beings
	We stand between them
	And the life we do condone
	Shipped out to Belgium to stop them
	Plastered and shelled them
	But lost ground
	Bombs and rockets, V2s over London city
	And the world at their command
	And back in Yeadon, Marjorie
	Stood beneath a factory
	I was assured she felt no pain
	Withdrawn from Dunkirk in cruisers
	Who cares says I, we' re all losers
	Noone wins both sides the victims of our nature
	May the future learn
	And back in Yeadon, Marjorie
	Died beneath the factory
	A Messerschmidt her destiny
	You who think the rest are wrong
	And stand so tall and feel so strong
	Please be sure that you yourselves are not mistaken
	For the future won' t be long