The Stars Look Down

For over 70 years Miners of Durham Countyhave come together once a year For their demonstration on Gala Day This was the first Durham rally since The pits were handed over to the people This year, one of the popular attractions was Mr Herbert Morrison Who spoke of the link of solidarity between miners and other workers I want you men of the pits to come through I want this great scheme of nationalization to succeed triumphantly The whole country is watching to see How this great new organization This new adventure This new experiment comes out The great experiment of socialism in a democracy depends on you The whole future we are trying to build up in our country Is for all our people and all our children And it depends on you Through the dark and through the hunger Through the night and through the fear Through the fight and years of hardship Through the storms and through the tears And although your feet are weary And although your soul is worn And although they'll try to break you And although you'll feel alone We will always stand together In the dark, right through the storm We will stand, shoulder to shoulder To keep us warm And the stars look down on the mean and hungry And the stars look down and show the way And the stars look down and we'll stand together To see a day When the stars look down and know our history When the stars look down upon our past And the stars look down and see a future bright at last When we'll stand as one, beneath the sun And though our hands are bruised and bleeding And our lungs are full with dust And our hearts are near to breaking We will never forgo the trust We will fight through pain and hunger Every arrow, every knife We will never give the hope up Of a proud and honest life So we will always stand together Through the frost, the hail, the snow The stars are our redemption And so we know We're out! The stars look down when we're abandoned Look down in the heart of night And the stars look down and give us vision To see the light The stars look down upon our struggle The stars look down and know the past The stars look down and see a future bright at last When we'll stand as one, beneath the sun All out together All out as one All out for victory 'Til we've won All out together All out as one All out for victory All out 'til we've won Billy, do you know why they're on strike, like? It's to do with Maggie Thatcher, innit? Why, what's she done, like? Fucked if I know See you at boxin'? Yeah See you, Billy See you, Michael Take me up and hold me gently Raise me up and hold me high Through the nights under darkness Will come a day when we will fly And although we've been rejected And although we've been outcast We will find a new tomorrow When we come to rest at last And we will stand there proudly And we will never walk alone And we will be returned Back to our home And the stars look down at their reflection And the stars look down and there's a light When the stars look down they'll see the justice And the right And the stars look down and see the struggle And the stars look down and know the pain And the stars will lead us back to where light shines again Where we'll stand as one beneath the sun One beneath the sun When we stand as one All out together When we stand as one All out as one When we stand as one All out for victory When we stand as one 'Til we've won When we stand as one All out together When we stand as one All out as one When we stand as one All out for victory When we stand as one 'Til we've won When we stand as one All out together When we stand as one All out as one When we stand as one All out for victory All out 'til we've won