New Model Army - Great Expectations Lyrics
When I was young I dreamed and dreamed
About all the things that I was going to be
A handsome pop star on the screen or captain of the England team
A brave explorer holding court or a really famous astronaut
Don't be content with what you've got, there's always more that you can want
Everybody's on the make - that's what made this country great"
So all I wanted in the end
Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend
Everything I touch, everything I see, fame and fortune, immortality
Well that's not much to ask, it's really not
It's not much to ask, just the same as anybody else
So welcome to the free for all, the smash and grab, the freeloaders ball
There's nothing that we can't afford with a poisoned tongue and a sharpened sword
Spoilt children in a row - no one dares to tell them "no"
So all I wanted in the end
Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend
A little place to call my home, like a planet that was all my own
Well that's not much to ask, it's really not
It's not much to ask, just the same as anybody else
So in every heart there's a broken dream, a shattered cause, a might have been
In every eye there's a secret tear, in every heart there's a secret fear
That this is it, done, complete. Resign yourself to your defeat
The bitterness behind the show - that's where spoilt children go
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New Model Army Great Expectations Comments
"Everybodys on the make, that's what made this country great"
He says the English eh? (I am Canadian) ".......or a really famous Astronaut.."
Got all of this on vinyl first time round and saw them several times including Solem Bar Mcr Uni, all 60 of us
so melodramatic, so melodic, so rhythmical, so subtle, so well-written, so energetic, so simple and all the way so PUNK! Guess I I'm the only one in the world who loves this song and NMA's early work so much!
That's where spoiled children go
This should clear it up:
The album was originally released in the UK in 1984 as an LP with the tracks "Christian Militia", "Notice Me", "Small Town England", "A Liberal Education", "Vengeance", "Sex (The Black Angel)", "Running" and "Spirit of the Falklands".
The album was reissued as an LP in 1987 with the added tracks "Great Expectations and "Waiting" and as a renamed CD (Vengeance – The Independent Story) with the even more added tracks.
Strawberry7Lynn has obviously got the original album
Fredrik Bergstrom tune
...Great track!...But don't sound near as good as it used to on vinyl...the expanse!
Was on 1987 re-release, however it was released as their second single at the same time as Vengeance in 1984, so, for you picky folk the album art is justified!
Fckin pedants
Wow only 15 likes and no dislikes? People really need to be educated in music and start visiting these classics!
@happymonday77 Fair enough. Your copy though, must have been a re-issue. Mine, only had eight tracks on it.
@Strawberry7Lynn It was, trust me I had it :-)
Excellent, My fave NMA song. It was never on "Vengeance", though
Its on the copy I have.