No Heroes, No Cowards
from A Bob A Bloody Day by The Living Archive Band
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lyrics
No Heroes, No Cowards
Paul Clark
If you saw a soldier covered all in medals,
If you asked, does being a hero feel so good?
He’d as like as not reply, I’m not a hero and here’s why:
I only did what I was told and what I should.
Chorus:
How about you folk out there, you people looking on?
Are you heroes? Are you cowards? Could you say?
If they stuck a rifle in your hands and marched you to a trench,
Would you be brave or would you run the other way?
If you saw a soldier standing in court-martial,
Trying to make his cowardly actions understood,
If you asked him why he ran, he’d say, I’m not an evil man,
I came to give my best and did the best I could.
Chorus
So if you see a soldier walking down the High Street,
With his khaki neatly pressed, just off the shelf,
You can’t guess, don’t think you can, if he’s a brave or timid man,
And it’s as like as not he doesn’t know himself.
Chorus
Paul Clark
If you saw a soldier covered all in medals,
If you asked, does being a hero feel so good?
He’d as like as not reply, I’m not a hero and here’s why:
I only did what I was told and what I should.
Chorus:
How about you folk out there, you people looking on?
Are you heroes? Are you cowards? Could you say?
If they stuck a rifle in your hands and marched you to a trench,
Would you be brave or would you run the other way?
If you saw a soldier standing in court-martial,
Trying to make his cowardly actions understood,
If you asked him why he ran, he’d say, I’m not an evil man,
I came to give my best and did the best I could.
Chorus
So if you see a soldier walking down the High Street,
With his khaki neatly pressed, just off the shelf,
You can’t guess, don’t think you can, if he’s a brave or timid man,
And it’s as like as not he doesn’t know himself.
Chorus
credits
from A Bob A Bloody Day,
released August 17, 2019
Words & music: Paul Clark
Brad Bradstock: backing vocal
Paul Clark: guitar
Marion Hill: lead vocal
Sue Malleson: backing vocal
Chris Mitchell: backing vocal
Recorded in 2009 by Kevin Adams; originally issued on All That’s Changed Volumes 1 and 2
Backing vocals recorded 2019 by Mike Croft.
Words & music: Paul Clark
Brad Bradstock: backing vocal
Paul Clark: guitar
Marion Hill: lead vocal
Sue Malleson: backing vocal
Chris Mitchell: backing vocal
Recorded in 2009 by Kevin Adams; originally issued on All That’s Changed Volumes 1 and 2
Backing vocals recorded 2019 by Mike Croft.
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The Living Archive Band Milton Keynes, UK
An acoustic quintet with an emphasis on strong vocals to deliver both songs and the spoken word depicting the experiences of the people of North Buckinghamshire past and present. The inhabitants of the towns of Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley and of course the new city of Milton Keynes all have had something to say, and the Living Archive Band gives them a voice. ... more
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