I have always considered the seventies <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the innocent years<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything was so laid back <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In those days you could see your future
We had just come out of a huge war <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do not be such a silly cow Alison <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seventies were hard <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We had been betrayed by the socialists <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who understood the Beano more than Marx
You were only a porter at the station Jimmy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was an honest job never let less be said <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the last war it has been all about betrayal <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And nothing else <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are no longer great leaders <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And how the world is suffering
I enjoyed that decade you know <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You spent most of it on your back <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cruel but true <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what a trip<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You did not complain <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jimmy and his dolly bird girlfriend <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His bit of posh who even owned a horse<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although you liked your station colleagues <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You held them in contempt <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not true Alison and you know it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is why you showed me off <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Helena died they understood my grief <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was beyond you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It did not register on your surface<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not even a fucking ripple
It was all about anger and confrontation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everybody was stupid apart from you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A humble porter with a pretty girlfriend <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is all you were so bitter and jealous<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of those who through their own hard work<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Had made it to university<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an effort to better themselves
Silver Spoons Alison<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was all about silver spoons <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I did not hear you complain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Daddy nagged by me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gave you the opportunity <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To further your studies <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He liked me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He liked you but also disliked you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You were a safe pair of hands <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who would protect his beloved daughter <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I thought you said it was the innocent decade <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was as the only protection I required <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Was from myself <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had been given too many sweets<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is the sole reason why he funded your education
Did I disappoint<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I rest my case <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But you took no prisoners <\/p>\n\n\n\n
People were hurt including me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This said you were a man of great compassion <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I loved you so much for that <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still do even after all these years<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Graham the Cabin died <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You ensured that Mary and the children <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanted for nothing <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was there for me at the station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was not treated as a child but a man <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We had a shared love of the railways <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He saw that in me and it made him happy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was a clever one who given a clear signal <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Could or would make something of himself <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the first door I passed though <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You were the grand door that led to my path <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he died I honoured him that is all <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I honour you now
You are so full of shit Jimmy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe I am <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is perfumed shit <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which is better than nothing <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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