Been So Long

Song Been So Long
Artist Eddie & the Hot Rods
Album Teenage Depression

Lyrics

[00:10.37] I was a miner, I was a docker
[00:15.02] I was a railway man between the wars
[00:20.14] I raised a family in times of austerity
[00:25.10] With sweat at the foundry between the wars
[00:30.10] I paid the union and as times got harder
[00:34.90] I looked to the government to help the working man
[00:39.86] But they brought prosperity down at the armoury
[00:44.88] We're arming for peace me boys, between the wars
[00:55.04] I kept the faith and I kept voting
[00:59.99] Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand
[01:04.66] For theirs is a land with a wall around it
[01:09.40] And mine is a faith in my fellow man
[01:14.61] Theirs is a land of hope and glory
[01:19.57] Mine is the green field and the factory floor
[01:24.42] Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers
[01:29.49] And mine is the peace we knew between the wars
[01:39.46] Call up the craftsmen, bring me the draughtsmen
[01:44.61] Build me a path from cradle to grave
[01:49.52] And I'll give my consent to any government
[01:54.18] That does not deny a man a living wage
[01:59.29] Go find the young men never to fight again
[02:04.29] Bring up the banners from the days gone by
[02:09.24] Sweet moderation, heart of this nation
[02:14.36] Desert us not, we are between the wars