No Deposit, No Return lyrics
Song information
Artist: Skyclad Album: Irrational Anthems
Lyrics
I remember my grandmother sat with her radio Tea cup and walking stick set by her side As her old fingers reached out to turn up the volume I learnt what it meant to be bursting with pride
She told me some tales of wars great and last Black and white film stars sha'd liked in the past Taught me a few songs she'd learnt as a child Stunned by her wisdom I listened and smiled
She said to me "lad, if you'll be a musican Go out and be one - but one with conviction If there's just one lesson the young ought to learn It's pay no deposit and get no return." Get no return Pay no deposit and get no return
On time faded photographs I've seen an airman Stood next to the wings of a flying machine And given the choice well I think I would rather Have done what I've done than have seen what he's seen
I think that the old man feels really quite proud When he sits at the wheel and turns it up loud But imagined his son a lawyer or broker Not sat on a bus full of drinkers and tokers
He said to me "son you can do as you please But always stand stright - never crawl on your knees If there's just one lesson the young ought to learn It's pay no deposit and get no return."
If there's just one lesson the young ought to learn It's pay no deposit and get no return Get no return Pay no deposit and get no return
I've such a short time to tell you so much Words come second best to a kiss or a touch Far thicker than water this blood we all share So please don't think that for you I don't care
Fate may have driven us all separate ways But can't sever ancestry - splice d. n. a If life seems a road thats uneven and long To know where you're going just look who you came from
Many have said I take after my mother For her '67 was not a good year Though often I make her annoyed like no other Through thick and through thin she has always been near
Sometimes in the cold now I catch myself smiling 'Bout some stupid joke or a christmas tree shining I stood there so small 'neath that glittering tower It's memory a beacon in my darkest hour
She said to me "martin, whatever you'll be There's no such thing as a meal thats for free If there's just one lesson the young ought to learn It's pay no deposit and get no return."
If there's just one lesson the young ought to learn It's pay no deposit and get no return Get no return Pay no deposit and get no return
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