Erasure - The Circus (1987)

Erasure - The Circus (1987)
UK#6, IRL#6, DE#30


Erasure - The Circus by jpdc11
Lyrics:

Call it new technology and they use it to burn
And they show no concern

Work for their prosperity while the big wheels turn
Now it's too late to learn

Don't upset the teacher though we know he lied to you
Don't upset the preacher
he's gonna close his eyes for you

And it's a shame
that you're so afraid
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Father worked in industry
Now the work has moved on and the factories gone

See them sell your history
Where once you were strong and you used to belong

There was once a future for a working man
There was once a lifetime for a skillful hand
yesterday.

And it's a shame
that you're so afraid
Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

There was once a future for a working man
There was once a lifetime for a skillful hand
yesterday

Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

a broken
a broken dream