Skyclad

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 shad liked in the past.
Taught me a few songs shed learnt as a child,
stunned by her wisdom I listened and smiled.
She said to me "Lad, if youll be a musican,
go out and be one - but one with conviction.
If theres just one lesson the young ought to learn,
its pay no deposit and get no return."
Get no return.
Pay no deposit and get no return.
On time faded photographs Ive 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 Ive done than have seen what hes 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 theres just one lesson the young ought to learn,
its pay no deposit and get no return."
If theres just one lesson the young ought to learn,
its pay no deposit and get no return.
Get no return.
Pay no deposit and get no return.
Ive 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 dont think that for you I dont care.
Fate may have driven us all separate ways,
but cant sever ancestry - splice D. N. A.
If life seems a road thats uneven and long,
to know where youre 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,
its memory a beacon in my darkest hour.
She said to me "Martin, whatever youll be,
theres no such thing as a meal thats for free.
If theres just one lesson the young ought to learn,
its pay no deposit and get no return."
If theres just one lesson the young ought to learn,
its pay no deposit and get no return.
Get no return.
Pay no deposit and get no return.
[ No Deposit, No Return Lyrics ]