Pink Floyd - Southampton Dock lyrics
[Pink Floyd - Southampton Dock lyrics]
They disembarked in '45 and no-one
Spoke and no-one smiled
There were too many spaces in the line
Gathered at the cenotaph
All agreed with the hand on heart
To sheath the sacrificial Knifes
But now she stands upon Southampton dock
With her handkerchief, and her summer frock
Clings to her wet body in the rain
In quiet desperation
Knuckles white upon the slippery reins
She bravely waves the boys goodbye again
And still the dark stain spreads
Between their shoulder blades
A mute reminder of the
Poppy fields and graves
And when the fight was over
We spent what they had made, but
In the bottom of our hearts
We felt the final cut
Spoke and no-one smiled
There were too many spaces in the line
Gathered at the cenotaph
All agreed with the hand on heart
To sheath the sacrificial Knifes
But now she stands upon Southampton dock
With her handkerchief, and her summer frock
Clings to her wet body in the rain
In quiet desperation
Knuckles white upon the slippery reins
She bravely waves the boys goodbye again
And still the dark stain spreads
Between their shoulder blades
A mute reminder of the
Poppy fields and graves
And when the fight was over
We spent what they had made, but
In the bottom of our hearts
We felt the final cut