Waterboys - Old England

4HQ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4CPezSV198&fmt=18
Lyrics
Man looks up on a yellow sky
And the rain turns to rust in his eye
Rumours of his health are lies
Old england is dying

His clothes are dirty shade of blue
And his ancient shoes worn through
He steals from me and he lies to you
Old england is dying

Still he sings an empires song
And he keeps his navy strong
And he sticks his flag where it ill belongs
Old england is dying

Youre asking what makes me sigh now
What it is makes me shudder so
Well
I just freeze in the wind
And Im numb from the pummeling of the snow
That falls from high in yellow skies
Where the time stained of england flies
Where the homes are warm and the mothers sigh
Where comedians laugh and babies cry
Where criminals are televised politicians fraternize
Journalists are dignified and everyone is civilised
And children stare with heroin eyes
Old england!

Evening has fallen
The swans are singing
The last of sundays bells is ringing
The wind in the trees is sighing
And old england is dying

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[scorpiotimothy]

We are ALL a "Has-Been "-country..." Dont feel bad, at least we have beautiful music to listen to..

while we collapse...

[alistermatheson]

Always loved this song and its not just because im Scottish !

[gefan3]

I remember listening to this at the time of release and thinking something along the lines of; "Well, at least it can't get much worse".

With the benefit of a great deal of hindsight, that may have been a mistake.

[lyonslaforet]

@Msskeletonkey1 Try also to get A Pagan Place (1984) and Fisherman's Blues (1988)!

[Msskeletonkey1]

I've gotta get this album!

[heliot58]

@slmorganwalker Well said sir! Thank you for your comment. I just love this song from one of my fav bands

[slmorganwalker]

@heliot58 Perhaps the time has come for people to stop the flag waving and get behind some shared values. The average American, English, Scottish or Iranian has more in common than our rulers would have us believe. As long as we can be jerked by our collars because of some perceived threat to our national interests there will be war. Accept nothing. Question everything.

[hoops814]

and he sticks his flag where it dont belong,true

[MrDevo5]

@hej513 that state england is in. this song is from 1985 god knows what they'd sing about now :-(

[sixchildren100]

Grrrrrrrrrrreat tune looooove it (((...

[hej513]

What is this song about?

[AlRoyds]

@alistermatheson If you look at the facts, Scotland cuts it's cloth within a budget granted by our Westminister rulers - despite the billions of Scottish oil revenue Westminister has wasted, whether it be on Trident or illegal wars. And I'll tell you this Mathie boy, with your Scottish surname, whether you want us or not, we'll be on our way shortly!