Another Man's Gold
To the tune of "Another Man's Cause" by the Levellers
Spell fire breaks the peace of night
Just another bloody fighter
For the people of this little town
But for the dying soldier
As he’s feeling the year’s older
And he’s lying, face down on the ground
All the words that are in his head
Are all the words his mother said
As she would put him to bed back home
Your daddy well he died in the Heartlands
Fighting for another man’s Gold
And your brother he was killed in the last war
Now your mother, well she’s lying home alone.
Everyday she sees your face
On the picture on the fireplace
With your brother, as he was leaving school
Then the day came five years ago
You said, “Mother, I need to know”
And you spoke the words your brother spoke before.
“I know the things my Daddy’s done
And I’ve seen the medals that he won
And know this is what he would have wanted, for me.”
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And now she wonders at it all
Just in whose name did these brave young heroes fall
And how many more are going to answer the call
To fight, fight and die in another country’s war
To die for a reason they never believed in at all
To die in a place they should never been at all
No, never been at all
CHORUS
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(OC Author - Alex Llofstadt)