Now & Again Lyrics

She works late at night all night every night

Who has time for a fight at home

Young Billy at home he's always on his own

His father left before he was born

Now and again a mother cries

Misses daddy like the olden times the times have come and gone

Like the old adage says her's is the hand that rocks your cradle

You'll cradle till she's dead now

Billy's ten years older he's gonna be a soldier

He never knew his father

Not like he'd even bother

He's always felt so alone

Now and again a deadbeat cries

Misses son like the olden times the times have come and gone

Like mothers always said his is the hand that takes

Takes till the day his hand breaks

Billy's in the trenches in the trenches now

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum pa-ra-pa-pum-pum

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum till the day is done

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum pa-ra-pa-pum-pum

Till he gets his pension

Now look at you you star

You shine like coal dug from the night

Your black eyes have seen so much hurt

And what makes it all worse is oh everything

Now Billy's got a family of his own

Scars still stinging from the war

Depression lingers in his home

Steel reserve can help forget but can't heal all his broken bones

Billy remembers the trenches

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum he'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum until the day is done

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum he'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum

He'll go pa-ra-pa-pum-pum until he gets his pension now

Oh no