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Another Man's Cause
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Another Man's Cause was released on September 1, 1991 by Rhino as a part of the album Levelling the Land (Remastered)
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Release DateSeptember 1, 1991
LabelRhino
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Levellers
The Levellers
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chadwick
Chadwick
Composer
Cunningham
Cunningham
Composer
Friend
Friend
Composer
Heather
Heather
Composer
Sevink
Sevink
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Gunshots shatter in the peace of night
Just another firefight
For the people of this little town
But for the dyin' soldier
Well, he's feelin' ten years older
As he's lyin' face down on the ground
All the words that are in his head
And all the words his mother said
As she would put him to bed back home
[Verse 2]
Your daddy, well, he died in the Falklands
Fightin' for another man's cause
And your brother, he was killed in the last war
Your mother, well, she's lyin' home alone
[Verse 3]
Every day she sees your face
On the picture on the fireplace
With your brother as he was leavin' school
Then a day came five years ago
You said, "Mother, I need to know"
And you spoke the words your brother spoke before
I've seen the things my daddy's done
And I've seen the medals that he's won
And I know that this is what he would have wanted for me
[Verse 4]
But your daddy, well, he died in the Falklands
Fightin' for another man's cause
And your brother, he was killed in the last war
And your mother, well, she's lyin' home alone
[Verse 5]
Now she wonders at it all
Just in whose name did these brave, young heroes fall?
And how many more are gonna answer that call?
They're gonna fight and die in another country's war
They're gonna die for a religion didn't believe in at all
They're gonna die in a place they should never have been at all
Oh, never been at all
[Verse 6]
'Cause, your daddy, well, he died in the Falklands
Fightin' for another man's cause
And your brother, he was killed in the last war
And your mother, well, she's lyin' home alone
[Verse 7]
And your daddy, well, he died in the Falklands
Fightin' for another man's cause
And your brother, he was killed in the last war
And your mother, well, she's lyin' home alone
Written by: Chadwick, Cunningham, Friend, Heather, Sevink
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