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Raising The Standards (With Banners Held High) [MUSIC VERSION]

by Ian Whiteley

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Raising The Standards (With Banners Held High) [MUSIC VERSION]

 

You said that you wanted a land fit for heroes,

a place to call home that they’d show off with pride

but somewhere along the way you forgot

the reasons they fought and the reasons they died.

 

They thought they were fighting for honour and justice,

suppressing the tyrants and saving our land -

but returned ...

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Saturday 4th May 2019 5:38 pm

with banners held high   festival   wakefield   anthem   homeless   broken promises   soldiers   mining community   socialist values

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