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Jim: Oh, God!
Californian Weirdo: Sole has no eyes.
Could be Jerusalem, or it could be Cairo
Could be Berlin, or it could be Prague
Could be Moscow, could be New York
Could be Llanelli, and it could be Warrington
Could be Warsaw, and it could be Moose Jaw
Could be Rome
Everybody got somewhere they call home
When they overrun the defences
A minor invasion put down to expenses
Will you go down to the airport lounge
Will you accept your second class status
A nation of waitresses and waiters
Will you mix their martinis
Will you stand still for it
Or will you take to the hills

It could be clay and it could be sand
Could be desert
Could be a tract of arable land
Could be a house, could be a corner shop
Could be a cabin by a bend in the river
Could be something your old man handed down
Could be something you built on your own
Everybody got something he calls home

When the cowboys and Arabs draw down
On each other at noon
In the cool dusty air of the city boardroom
Will you stand by a passive spectator
Of the market dictators
Will you discreetly withdraw
With your ear pressed to the boardroom door
Will you hear when the lion within you roars
Will you take to the hills

Will you stand, will you stand for it
Will you hear, ohhhh! ohhh! when the lion within
you roars

Could be your father and it could be your mother
Could be your sister, could be your brother
Could be a foreigner, could be a Turk
Could be a cyclist out looking for work. Norman
Could be a king, could be the Aga khan
Could be a Vietnam vet with no arms and no legs
Could be a saint, could be a sinner
Could be a loser or it could be a winner
Could be a banker, could be a baker
Could be a Laker, could be Kareem Abdul Jabar
Could be a male voice choir
Could be a lover, could be a fighter
Could be a super heavyweight, or it could be
something lighter
Could be a cripple, could be a freak
Could be a wop, gook, geek
Could be a cop, could be a thief
Could be a family of ten living in one room on relief
Could be our leaders in their concrete tombs
With their tinned food and their silver spoons
Could be the pilot with God on his side
Could be the kid in the middle of the bomb sight
Could be a fanatic, could be a terrorist
Could be a dentist, could be a psychiatrist
Could be humble, could be proud
Could be a face in the crowd
Could be the soldier in the white cravat
Who turns the key in spite of the fact
That this is the end of the cat and mouse
Who dwelt in the house
Where the laughter rang and the tears were spilt
The house that Jack built
Where the laughter rang and the tears were spilt
The house that Jack built
Bang, bang, shoot, shoot
White gloved thumb, Lord thy will be done
He was always a good boy his mother said
He'll do his duty when he's grown, yeah
Everybody's got someone they call home
Jim: Oh, God!   Californian Weirdo: Sole has no eyes.   Could be Jerusalem, or it could be Cairo   Could be Berlin, or it could be Prague   Could be Moscow, could be New York   Could be Llanelli, and it could be Warrington   Could be Warsaw, and it could be Moose Jaw   Could be Rome   Everybody got somewhere they call home   When they overrun the defences   A minor invasion put down to expenses   Will you go down to the airport lounge   Will you accept your second class status   A nation of waitresses and waiters   Will you mix their martinis   Will you stand still for it   Or will you take to the hills      It could be clay and it could be sand   Could be desert   Could be a tract of arable land   Could be a house, could be a corner shop   Could be a cabin by a bend in the river   Could be something your old man handed down   Could be something you built on your own   Everybody got something he calls home      When the cowboys and Arabs draw down   On each other at noon   In the cool dusty air of the city boardroom   Will you stand by a passive spectator   Of the market dictators   Will you discreetly withdraw   With your ear pressed to the boardroom door   Will you hear when the lion within you roars   Will you take to the hills      Will you stand, will you stand for it   Will you hear, ohhhh! ohhh! when the lion within   you roars      Could be your father and it could be your mother   Could be your sister, could be your brother   Could be a foreigner, could be a Turk   Could be a cyclist out looking for work. Norman   Could be a king, could be the Aga khan   Could be a Vietnam vet with no arms and no legs   Could be a saint, could be a sinner   Could be a loser or it could be a winner   Could be a banker, could be a baker   Could be a Laker, could be Kareem Abdul Jabar   Could be a male voice choir   Could be a lover, could be a fighter   Could be a super heavyweight, or it could be   something lighter   Could be a cripple, could be a freak   Could be a wop, gook, geek   Could be a cop, could be a thief   Could be a family of ten living in one room on relief   Could be our leaders in their concrete tombs   With their tinned food and their silver spoons   Could be the pilot with God on his side   Could be the kid in the middle of the bomb sight   Could be a fanatic, could be a terrorist   Could be a dentist, could be a psychiatrist   Could be humble, could be proud   Could be a face in the crowd   Could be the soldier in the white cravat   Who turns the key in spite of the fact   That this is the end of the cat and mouse   Who dwelt in the house   Where the laughter rang and the tears were spilt   The house that Jack built   Where the laughter rang and the tears were spilt   The house that Jack built   Bang, bang, shoot, shoot   White gloved thumb, Lord thy will be done   He was always a good boy his mother said   He'll do his duty when he's grown, yeah   Everybody's got someone they call home
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