Us and Them (Pink Floyd cover) Lyrics


Us and them

And after all

We're only ordinary men

Me and you

God only knows it's not what

We would choose to do

"Forward", he cried from the rear

And the front rank died

The general sat and the lines on the map

Moved from side to side

Black and blue

And who knows which is which

And who is who

Up and down

And in the end

It's only round and round, and round

"Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?"

The poster bearer cried

"Listen, son", said the man with the gun

"There's room for you inside"

They're not gonna kill ya

So like, if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock, they won't do it again

Dig it? I mean he got off lightly 'cause I would've given him a thrashing

I only hit him once

It was only a difference of right and wrong, innit?

But really, I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh?

Down and out

It can't be helped

But there's a lot of it about

With, without

And who'll deny

It's what the fighting's all about

Out of the way it's a busy day

I've got things on my mind

For want of the price of tea and a slice

The old man died