This Guitar Says Sorry Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sharkycharming 

Cover art for This Guitar Says Sorry lyrics by Billy Bragg

"The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) was established as an independent educational charity in 1958 to carry out research, publish and collect resources on race relations throughout the world." It's based in London.

So I think that Sandra and Raymond are an interracial couple who got knocked up (much to the dismay of their family and friends) and this is a brief biography of their life. The thesis of this song is that ove conquers all, even your poverty and your bigoted friends/family. (I'm not English, so I am just guessing that council care is a subsidized childcare service for low income people.)