so, you're feeling unimportant
'cuz you've got nothing to say
and your life is just a ramble
no one understands you anyway
well, I've got a piece of news
son that might
make you change your mind
your life
is historically meaningful
and spans a significant time
slumber will come soon
and you are helping put it
to sleep side by side
we do our share faithfully
assuring that slumber
will come soon
well, now do you feel
a little better
lift up your head and walk away
knowing we're all
in this together
for such a short time anyway
there is just no time
to parade around sulking
I would rather laugh than cry
the rich, the poor
the strong, the weak
we share this place together
and we pitch in to help it die
we pitch in to help it die
<Interlude>
I'm not good at giving morals
and I don't fear the consequence
if life
makes you scared and bitter
at least its not for very long
slumber will come soon
and you are helping put it
to sleep side by side
we do our share faithfully
assuring that slumber
will come soon
slumber will come soon
slumber will come soon
slumber will come soon
slumber will come soon
cked down
and they put you first in line
And so you finally ask yourself
just how big you are
and take your place in a wiser
world of bigger motor cars
<Intelrude>
So Where the hell was Biggles
when you needed him
last Saturday
And where were all the sportsmen
who always pulled you though
They're all resting down
in Cornwall
writing up their memoirs
for a paper-back edition
of the Boy Scout Manual
See there! A man born