Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Gilmour
Guitar
Guy Pratt
Vocals
Steve Distanislao
Drums
Chester Kamen
Guitar
Chuck Leavell
Keyboards
Greg Phillinganes
Vocals
João Mello
Saxophone
Bryan Chambers
Vocals
Louise Clare Marshall
Vocals
Lucita Jules
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Gilmour
Composer
Polly Samson
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Gilmour
Producer
Andy Jackson
Mixing Engineer
Damon Iddins
Assistant Engineer
Texty
[Verse 1]
Home and done, it's just begun
His heart weighs more
More than it ever did before
What has he done?
[Verse 2]
God help my son
Hey, stay a while, I'll stay up
No sugar is enough to bring
Sweetness to his cup
I know sorrow tastes the same
On any tongue
[Verse 3]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 4]
How was I to feel it
When a gun was in my hand?
And I'd waited for so long
How was I to see straight
In the dust and blinding sun?
Just a pair of boots on the ground
[Verse 5]
On the screen the young men die
The children cry
In the rubble of their lives
What has he done?
God help my son
Hey, stay a while, I'll stay up
[Verse 6]
The volume pumped right up
But not enough to drown it out
I hear mama sounds the same
In any tongue
[Verse 7]
Yeah
[Verse 8]
How am I to see you
When my faith stands in the way?
And the wailing is long gone
How am I to know you
With a joystick in my hand?
When the call to arms has come
Written by: David Gilmour, Polly Samson