Thought for the Day, 2 July 2005

Rhidian Brook

Good morning, good morning, good morning,
London Calling, to the far away town...
It was twenty years ago today,
And we've still got something to say
Not talking about London, Paris, New York, Munich.
Talking about my generation
There's a feeling I get when I look to the West. And it makes me wonder.
Where is my beautiful car? Where is my beautiful house.
I want it now; I want it all. I want money.
Get back. I'm all right jack, keep your hands off my stack.
Money, it's a crime. Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
I read the news today, oh boy,
Mother, Mother, there's too many of you crying,
Brother, Brother, Brother there's far too many of you dying.
Help I need somebody
I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me...
Them belly full but them hungry.
You never give me your money, you only give me your funny paper...
Help me get my feet back on the ground - won't you please, please help me,
Don't leave me here all alone. Helpless. Helpless. Helpless
Don't walk on by
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day,
Fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way.
There are still many rivers to cross and I still can't find my way over
Sometimes you can't make it on your own.
Don't give up, 'cos you have friends...
Imagine
Life is bigger; it's bigger than you
Consider this, the hint of the century
The world is full of refuges, a lot like you and a lot like me.
War is not the answer. You don't have to escalate. Only love can conquer hate.
It's easy if you try.
Come on everybody. Mr President. Come on. Come on. Let's go.
Jesus loves you more than you will know.
But it's a hard road to follow and rough tough way to go.
What you going to do about it, what you going to do?
Nothing to do, it's up to you
You can't always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes, you get what you need.
Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights.
With or without you
Give a little bit. Give a little bit of my life for you.
While you see your chance, take it.
Are you such a dreamer, to put the world to rights.
Dry your eyes mate. We can be heroes just for one day.
Today is gonna to be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you.
by now you should have found out you realise what you gotta do.
Time to make the change, come on you rock and rollers.
Look at the stars see how they shine for you
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne...
All the people, so many people, and they all go hand in hand, hand in hand
Nothing to say but what a day
It's going to be a glorious day.
A beautiful day
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, O Lord...
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom
Redemption songs
Right here right now
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some loving here today.
And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.