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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ali Campbell
Ali Campbell
Vocals
Astro
Astro
Trumpet
Brian Travers
Brian Travers
Saxophone
Earl Falconer
Earl Falconer
Bass Guitar
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy Brown
Drums
Michael Virtue
Michael Virtue
Keyboards
Norman Hassan
Norman Hassan
Trombone
Robin Campbell
Robin Campbell
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robin Campbell
Robin Campbell
Songwriter
Terence Wilson
Terence Wilson
Songwriter
Ali Campbell
Ali Campbell
Songwriter
Earl Falconer
Earl Falconer
Songwriter
Brian Travers
Brian Travers
Songwriter
Norman Hassan
Norman Hassan
Songwriter
Michael Virtue
Michael Virtue
Songwriter
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy Brown
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
UB40
UB40
Producer
Delroy McLean
Delroy McLean
Engineer
Gerry Parchment
Gerry Parchment
Engineer

Lyrics

It's a long long way from here Don't you worry yourself my dear It's a long long way from here Drought and famine in TV land Read the sunday papers credit card ina your hand Sing your song of freedom just to ease your troubled mind And save your guilty pennies for the ones you leave behind The burden that you carry from the cradle to the grave Is like a badge of honour that you wear upon your sleeve You make your contribution and you shed a little tear And stage your celebration just to show how much you care You obscure your stolen power with hypocrisy and lies Your talk of understanding is a wafer thin disguise You glorify my image but deny me flesh and blood You radiate with goodness when you here me beg for food Those rivers of blood will flow again Someone changed the lyrics but the song remains the same You can build a wall of protocol to keep the wolves at bay But history dictates that someone has to pay It's a long long way from here Don't you worry yourself my dear It's a long long way from here
Writer(s): Terrence Oswald Wilson, Brian Travers, Jim Brown, Norman Hassan, Ali Campbell, Earl Falconer, Michael Virtue, Robin Campbell Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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