Born in a mining town in '58

When black and white T V was up to date

And men were still around

Who fought for freedom

Stood their ground and died

That I could be alive

And see the damage that we've managed since

In this sceptred isle

Is nothing sacred - just the one square mile

Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past

On and on - we slept till dawn

When we awoke - we hardly spoke

My grandfather taught me how to fight

Old-fashioned stuff like wrong and right

But all around I see his morals

Buried in a mess of money troubles

Born in a mining town in '58

When black and white T V was up to date

And men were still around

Who fought for freedom

Stood their ground and died

Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past

On and on - we slept till dawn

On and on and on

Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past

Justice and liberty

You can buy - but you don't get free

In a world of steel and glass

We bury our past

On and on - we slept till dawn

When we awoke - it was - all the same