we used to protest / gamble

Singer:to kill a king

she sings songs 60 years old 40 years too late

resounding voice down our estate

it's only when she's asked of you

finds herself come unglued

oh my singer missing screws

i never knew him as this man

just a boy cap in hand

take me out in borrowed shoes

if we'd grown old together

if we'd grown old together

eyes might age and places fade

skin gets thicker but i hope

i hope

i hope we'll feel the same

gambling

she sings songs 60 years old 40 years too late

resounding voice down our estate

they would stand side by side

placards pinched in their fists

staring dead across the picket lines

and how he'd cup a cigarette

saying i know we'll get there yet"

Lyric Context: we used to protest / gamble - to kill a king