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Between the Wars (Billy Bragg)

from The Middle Ages, Vol III by Tyler Shipley

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Anti-Thatcher anthem from Billy Bragg that remains every bit as relevant now as it did when she was crushing the miners.

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I was a docker, I was a miner, I was a railway man between the wars. I raised a family in times of austerity with sweat 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 me boys between the wars. I kept the faith and I kept voting not for the iron fist but for the helping hand. Cos 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 fields and the factory floor. Theirs is a sky all dark with bombers and mine is the peace we shared between the wars. Call up the craftsman bring me the draftsman, 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. Bring me the young man never to fight again, bring back the banners from the days gone by. Sweet moderation, build a new nation, desert us not we are between the wars.

By Billy Bragg

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from The Middle Ages, Vol III, released September 3, 2017
Written by Billy Bragg

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Tyler Shipley Toronto, Ontario

Tyler Shipley was the founding member of the Consumer Goods (theconsumergoods.bandcamp.com) and now performs as a solo artist.

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