Lyrics

[Verse 1: David Gilmour & Richard Wright] Us (Us, us, us, us, us) and them (Them, them, them, them) And after all, we're only ordinary men Me (Me, me, me, me, me) and you (You, you, you, you, you) God only knows it's not what we would choose to do "Forward" he cried from the rear And the front rank died The general sat and the lines on the map Moved from side to side [Verse 2: David Gilmour & Richard Wright] Black (Black, black, black, black) and blue (Blue, blue, blue, blue) And who knows which is which and who is who Up (Up, up, up, up, up) and down (Down, down, down, down) And in the end it's only round and round, and round "Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?" Thе poster bearer criеd "Listen, son," said the man with the gun "There's room for you inside" [Interlude] I mean, they're not gonna kill ya So like, if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock They won't do it again Dig it? I mean, he got off lightly 'Cause I would've given him a thrashing I only hit him once! It was only a difference of right and wrong, innit? But really, I mean good manners don't cost, nothing do they, eh? [Saxophone Solo] [Verse 3: David Gilmour & Richard Wright] Down (Down, down, down, down) and out (Out, out, out, out) It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about With (With, with, with, with), without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? Out of the way, it's a busy day I've got things on my mind For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died