This is a song that represents the hollow victory of war. It is sung by the parent of a soldier right after the end of the war is announced and it deals with the bittersweet sentiment of finally feeling safe, but having you son sacrificed for that, as well as with the utter pain of seeing all the so...
Well the news came down
At quarter past three
The wretched duel is won
Your George is safe
And Julian is free
So go on out
Into the sun
And wave your flags
And pound your feet
And kiss the strangers out on Downing Street
And leave me here
With a heart of stone
For the best of 'em
Don't come home
Well yours took shelter in an old wooden shack
And yours worked safely on the wire
And yours spent six months laid away in a bed
While my Billy ran into the fire
So wave your flags
And pound your feet
And kiss the strangers out on Downing Street
And leave me here
With a heart of stone
For the best of 'em
Don't come home
The Best of ’Em was written by Nicholas Smyth.
The Best of ’Em was produced by The Dreadnoughts.
The Dreadnoughts released The Best of ’Em on Wed Jan 10 2018.