St. Swithin's Day Lyrics

Lyric discussion by fina79 

Cover art for St. Swithin's Day lyrics by Billy Bragg

The politics of love. One of Billy's most beautiful songs. While he could be talking about old Maggie Thatcher (I certainly hope that he doesn't abuse himself to her memory) it seems he's talking about a relationship with a woman who doesn't understand him or see his point of view.

"And the fact that you don't understand Casts a shadow over this land But the sun still shines from behind it"

The singer/main character is sad about the cloud of their bad/failed relationship but knows the sun will come out again when he gets over it.