GAm
They flutter behind you your possible pasts,
CDG
Some brighteyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
GAm
A warning to anyone still in command
CDG
Of their possible future, to take care.
GAm
In derelict sidings the poppies entwine
CDG
With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time.
Em
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
D
Do you think we shoud be closer?
GAm
She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile
CDG
Haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign.
GAm
Her cold eyes imploring the men in their macs
CDG
For the gold in their bags or the knives in their backs.
GAm
Stepping up boldly one put out his hand.
CDG
He said, "I was just a child then, now Iʼm only a man."
Em
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
D
Do you think we should be closer?
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By the cold and religious we were taken in hand
CDG
Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad.
GAm
Strung out behind us the banners and flags
CDG
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags.
Em
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
D
Do you think we should be closer?