Us and Them (Live at Earls Court, 19th-20th October 1994)

Lyrics

[Verse 1: David Gilmour, Richard Wright & Both] Us (Us, us, us, us, us, us) and them (Them, them, them, them) And after all we're only ordinary men (Men, men, men, men, men) Me (Me, 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 (To do, to do, to do, to do) "Forward," he cried from the rear And the front ranks 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, black, black) and blue (Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue) And who knows which is which and who is who (Is who, is who, is who, is 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 (Round, round, round, round, round), and round (Round, round, round, round, round) "Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?" The poster bearer cried "Listen, son," said the man with the gun "There's room for you inside" [Interlude: Roger the Hat] 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 get off lightly 'Cause I would've given him a thrashing I only hit him once! It was only a difference of opinion But really, I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh? [Saxophone Solo] [Verse 3: David Gilmour, Richard Wright & Both] 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