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Please Sir
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Please Sir was released on January 1, 1992 by Pipe Records as a part of the album Being There
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1992
LabelPipe Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM136
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

She was always a very pretty lady
And he had always caught her eye
And they were married in a mining valley
And swore they'd be together till the day that they die
And twenty years later with the coal all gone
And a golden lamp in his hand
He stands at the bar with his pint and his friends
They all agree together that they don't understand
Meanwhile little David takes his books off to school
And learns of the times gone past
And when it comes to questions he puts up his hand
Something that he just wants to ask
Please sir, can you give me an answer?
Please sir, you know it doesn't seem fair
'Cause last night as I walked through the door
I thought I saw my father crying sat in his chair
She stood there with her arms around him
And she said she promised him a better day
But after twenty years of working underground
It's not just your job that they take away
And sometimes he'd walk to the edge of his world
And stare at the valley below
He thought about leaving, maybe running away
But knew there was nowhere to go
Please sir, can you give me an answer?
Please sir, you know I just can't see
Well please sir, when you make these decisions
Do you have a vision of what happens to me?
Please sir, can you give me an answer?
Please sir, you know I just can't see
Well please sir, when you make these decisions
Do you have a vision of what happens to me?
Life goes on in the mining valley
But the young men leave for a better way
And every day as he coughs and he splutters
He knows that love is the reason he stays
He knows that love is the reason he stays
And meanwhile little David takes his books off to school
And learns of the times gone past
And when it comes to questions he puts up his hand
Something that he just wants to ask
Please sir, can you give me an answer?
Please sir, you know it doesn't seem fair
'Cause last night as I walked through the door
I thought I saw my daddy crying sat in his chair
Please sir, can you give me an answer?
Please sir, you know I just can't see
Please sir, when you make these decisions
Do you have a vision of what happens to me?
Do you know what happens to the likes of me?
Please take a look, take a look now
Well take a look and see
Written by: Martyn Joseph, Peter Brookes, Wild Beasts

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