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North and South Lyrics
And so we say
We ain't got life
Don't want a cardboard cut-out
Don't want a plastic knife
Now I know, time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down
There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
And so we say
Have you no use
For eight million hands
And the power of youth
Now I know, time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down
There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
It's gonna be a burn out!
And so we say
We ain't diggin' no graves
We're diggin' a foundation
For a future to be made
Now I know, time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down
There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
It's gonna be a burn out!
We ain't got life
Don't want a cardboard cut-out
Don't want a plastic knife
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
Have you no use
For eight million hands
And the power of youth
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
We ain't diggin' no graves
We're diggin' a foundation
For a future to be made
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand
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i love this song. It's sad tough.
@Dragonfly22 I thought I only loved this obscure song. Yeah. It is melancholy. That's why I like it.
@Dragonfly22 I thought I only loved this obscure song. Yeah. It is melancholy. That's why I like it.
Yes a bit sad, but yet hopeful. Hence the "And so we say We ain't diggin' no graves We're diggin' a foundation For a future to be made"
@ThePhonographic Sums up Joe Strummer. RIP.
@ThePhonographic Sums up Joe Strummer. RIP.