Song Description
And anyone else who cares
| Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Mad, Diplomatic |
Subject |
War, Freedom |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Annie works the day shift Danny works at nights
And their saving all their money for a week in Paradise
Last year they went to Blackpool to say they?d seen the lights (OR)
(Last year they rode a greyhound to say they?d seen some sights)
And their son is fightin? somewhere for their freedom.
Yeh their son is fightin? somewhere for their freedom
Why, is complicated to explain
But the Government assure us there?s a reason for it all
And they hope hope and pray he?s comin? home again
In a distant corner where they grow the spice
A family there is workin? just to get some beans and rice
And their daughter?s workin? in the city ?cause she?s nice
And their son is fightin? somewhere for their freedom
Yeh their son is fightin? somewhere for their freedom
Why, is complicated to explain
But the Government assure them there?s a reason for it all
And they hope hope and pray he?s comin? home again
When the war is over and the killin?s past
The Heads of State will gather for a meal to raise a glass
They?ll drink to a brighter future and the Good Old Working Class
Whose son?s are fightin? somewhere for their freedom.
Yeh their son is fightin? somewhere for their freedom
Why, is complicated to explain
But the Government assure them there?s a reason for it all
And they hope hope and pray he?s comin? home again
And we hope and pray they?re coming home again
And we hope and pray they?re coming home again