Dick Gaughan - Song of Choice lyrics

Early every year the seeds are growing
Unseen, unheard they lie beneath the ground
Would you know before their
Leaves are showing
That with weeds all your garden will abound?

If you close your eyes, stop your ears
Shut your mouth then how can you know?
For seeds you cannot hear may not be there
Seeds you cannot see may never grow

In January you've still got the choice
You can cut the weeds before
They start to bud if you leave them to grow
High they'll silence your voice
And in December you may pay with your blood

So close your eyes, stop your ears
Shut your mouth and take it slow
Let others take the lead and
You bring up the rear


And later you can say you didn't know

Every day another vulture takes flight
There's another danger born every morning
In the darkness of your blindness the
Beast will learn to bite
How can you fight if you
Can't recognise a warning?

Today you may earn a living wage
Tomorrow you may be on the dole
Though there's millions going hungry
You needn't disengage
For it's them, not you
That's fallen in the hole

It's alright for you if you run with the pack
It's alright if you agree with all they do
If fascism is slowly climbing back
It's not here yet so what's it
Got to do with you?

The weeds are all around
Us and they're growing
It'll soon be too late for the knife
If you leave them on the wind
That around the world is blowing
You may pay for your silence with your life

So close your eyes, stop your ears
Shut your mouth and never dare
And if it happens here they'll
Never come for you
Because they'll know you really didn't care