Under The Flag I Lyrics

Under The Flag I lyrics

Well the story begins on the Isle of Dogs
In a time of world
recession
There's a queue a mile long for every job
Young hopes deep in
depression

Well our anti-hero's coy, such a weak-willed boy
He
follows his nose, not his head
So the lap-dog finds a mate, and makes his
first mistake
She winds up in a hospital bed

Now the baby's doing
fine, but daddy hasn't got the time
He'll drink himself oblivious
Then
return and hit the wife, she'll attack him with a knife
Oh the script is so
damned obvious

Under the flag

Survival leads men to do foolish
things
And yes he was a fool
He thought he'd try working for the
government
A civil service tool

Now the boy is doing fine, but he'll
have to toe the line
His orders are from high above
'Cos when you're
working for the state you can sell your life to fate
You're not working
anymore for love

Under the flag