Billy Bragg’s New England

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song
I’m twenty two now, but I won’t be for long
People ask when will you grow up to be a man
But all the girls I loved at school
are already pushing prams

I loved you then as I love you still
Tho I put you on a pedestal,
They put you on the pill
I don’t feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know

I don’t want to change the world
I’m not looking for a new England
I’m just looking for another girl
I don’t want to change the world
I’m not looking for a new England
I’m just looking for another girl

I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I can’t survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend

I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish you’d care

I don’t want to change the world
I’m not looking for a new England
I’m just looking for another girl

I really like this song. I only discovered him at the Fleadh a couple of weeks ago and caught a bit of the set at Glastonbury. He did this live and it was fantastic. Really hit home and so I picked up a collection. Note to self, finish Glasto posting.

I’m reading Generation X by Douglas Coupland and I’ve not identified with anything as much in a long long time. I’ll post more on this at some stage. Tomorrow in work most likely.