Have mercy on us Father who lived through this age of storms
We barely had the time to bind the wounds caused by our shattered norms
The credulous are on crusade against reality
Freedom's just another word for acting with impunity
It's hard to get your bearings in a world that doesn't care
Positions I took long ago feel comfy as an old arm chair
But the kids who pulled the statues down they challenged me to see
The gap between the man I am and the man I want to be
That old familiar argument blew up again last night
The one where one of us is wrong but both of us feel in the right
My indignation drove me to say things that I regret
I hurt the one I love the most with my self-righteous temperament
Now I must face the consequences of the thoughtlessness I've shown
It wasn't my intention to spend this evening all alone
But wounded pride is all I have to keep me company
And the gap between the man I am and the man I want to be
Now I'm used to people listening to what I have to say
And I found it hard to think that it might help if I just stepped away
Adjusted my perception to reflect reality
And the gap between the man I am and the man I want to be
The gap between the man I am and the man I want to be
Billy Bragg is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist born in Barking, Essex, in 1957. His music combines elements of folk, punk, and soul with politically and socially charged lyrics, aligning with the tradition of protest songs. Bragg began his musical career in the 1980s, influenced by artists like Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. His direct style and incisive songs have won him a wide audience and established him as one of Britain's most important singer-songwriters. Among his most notable albums are "Brewing Up a Storm" (1986), "Talking with the Taxman About Poetry" (1989), and "Mermaid Avenue" (1998), a collaboration with Wilco and Ralph Stanley that revisits Woody Guthrie's unpublished songs. Bragg is also a politically active activist engaged in the fight for workers' rights and against social injustice. His music has always reflected his worldview and his civic commitment.
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