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
(Rhe 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.)
Between the Wars
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Even the Skies Are Blue - Jamey Johnson
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Some Other Time - Nancy Walker
Some Other Time - Betty Comden
Robot Wars - Shikari
A Pair Of Voices - Gary Granada
Ocean Floor - Evan Chambers
Eyes Wars, Thigh Wars - CortisoL
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War to End All Wars - Yngwie Malmsteen
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Heart Wars - Jennifer Rush
Military Madness - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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The Angel Wars - Gary Numan
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All Your Wars Are Won - Harlequin League
Smile Out of Style - Max Romeo
Eye of the Storm - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
Get On Your Boots - U2
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Yesterday Don't Mean S**t - Pantera
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Get On Your Boots - Usher
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Centre for Holy Wars - The New Pornographers
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Road Between - Lucy Hale
For Those About to Rot - Soulfly
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Everybody Moves - Died Pretty
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Robot Wars - 8-Bit
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Yesterday Don't Mean Shit - Pantera
Like A Bird - Black Label Society
Sister - Socratic
Situation Breakdown - Madcap
All We Want - Elias
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Culture Wars - Rosaline
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New Wars - Black Bomb A
Three Wars - Momus
Star Wars - Buckethead
Street Wars - Vinnie Paz
Sex Wars - Evil Cowards
Holy Wars - The New Trust
Thousand Wars - 31Knots
Thousand Wars - 31 Knots
Disc Wars - Daft Punk
Silent Wars - Arch Enemy
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Star Wars - Gaia Epicus
Culture Wars - The GC5
Cereal Wars - A.f.i.
Chameleon Wars - V Shape Mind
Soul Wars - Awolnation
Indian Wars - Bruce Cockburn
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Street Wars - Cypress Hill
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Unholy Wars - Angra
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Gigabyte Wars - New Model Army
Cereal Wars - AFI
Hunger for Violence - Vektor
House of Their Dreams - Casting Crowns
Feed The Hungry - Guru
Wings Of Grace - Hybrid Reality
All Good Things - The Robot Ate Me
Photograph - Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Broken-Hearted I Will Wander - Kate Rusby
A Thousand Wars - AaRON
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