After These Wars-Ian Anderson

[ti:After These Wars] [ar:Ian Anderson] [al:Homo Erraticus] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]After These Wars - Ian Anderson [00:16.39]After battle with wounds to lick and [00:19.79]Beaus and belles all reuniting [00:22.72] [00:25.63]Rationing austerity it did us [00:29.46]Good after the fighting [00:32.17] [00:34.50]Now time to bid some fond farewells and [00:38.08]Walk away from empires crumbling [00:41.31]Post war baby boom to fuel with post [00:45.36]Victorian half dressed fumbling [00:47.66] [00:49.45]I see a screen grey cathode tube in [00:52.99]Walnut cabinet pride of place [00:56.15]In holy family living room Clipped [00:59.60]Tone announcer powdered face [01:02.64] [01:05.37]And now to mould public opinion [01:08.63]Sanctify the good and great [01:11.97]Lordly over his dominion brash [01:16.11]Television seals our fate [01:18.35] [01:20.46]After these wars when gentler winds were blowing [01:26.28] [01:27.13]After these wars when stocking tops were showing [01:33.35]When the Co op gave us daily bread [01:36.93]And penicillin raised the dead [01:40.32]And combine harvesters kept [01:42.44]Us fed after these wars [01:47.84] [01:57.13]We thanked the Yank and thanked the [01:59.68]Lord for sparing us from dark invasion [02:03.46] [02:06.30]Now to liberate rebuild and balance [02:09.86]Europe's new equation [02:12.38] [02:15.41]Spooky spies in from the cold with [02:19.00]Lies and secrets to be sold [02:21.98]To bigger brothers bigger bombs [02:25.28]Le Carré thrillers to be told [02:28.58] [02:30.30]We take our place amongst those others [02:33.81]Who would punch above their weight [02:36.93]Divest ourselves of glowing mantle [02:40.28]Mantle of old Britain Great [02:43.29] [02:46.25]Bit part cast in Hollywood ripe [02:50.27]Old thespian tolerated [02:52.35] [02:52.88]World weary ham upon the stage [02:56.31]Evergreen but over rated [02:59.07] [03:01.45]After these wars when gentler winds were blowing [03:07.06] [03:07.80]After these wars when stocking tops were showing [03:14.23]When the Co op gave us daily bread [03:17.81]And penicillin raised the dead [03:21.22]And combine harvesters kept [03:23.41]Us fed after these wars