answers to nothing
Singer:midge ure
a preacher tells a story to a crowd
he tells the same old story
a thousand times he's read that story loud
he wants to give the answers but his words are only
a man comes on my tv with a grin
he tells me to believe him
he said that i should put my faith in him
he says he has the answers
believed for the last time
deceived for the last time
we can't stay sitting on the fence
believe the stuff they feed us
they're buying guns and bombs for our defence
they think this is the answer
but their thoughts are only
where is all the friendship
how can all the comradeship be done
what of all the teachings
what of things we learned when we were young
it doesn't bear the asking
'cause the answers given were
believed for the last time
deceived for the last time
believed for the last time
a preacher tells a story to a crowd
he tells the same old story
a thousand times he's read that story loud
he wants to give the answers but his words are only
a man comes on my tv with a grin
he tells me to believe him
he said that i should put my faith in him
he says he has the answers
deceived for the last time
believed for the last time