Graham Brown Band - Watch Us Rise - [Official video]
The long awaited official video for my song Watch Us Rise, written back in 2013 and an Independence rally/party favourite. ©Graham Brown 2013
LYRICS:
UNION MAN SAID THAT WE CANT HAVE A NATION TO HOLD
UNION MAN SAID WE CANT HAVE OUR OWN POT OF GOLD
UNION MAN SAID THAT YOU'LL STARVE IF YOUR OLD
UNION MAN SAID THAT WE CANT HAVE A NATION TO HOLD
UNION MAN SAID YOU'LL BE OUT IN THE COLD AND THE DARK
UNION MAN SAID YOUR LAND HAS NO HEART
UNION MAN SAID THAT ITS ALL IN THE PAST
UNION MAN STEP ASIDE YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE
AND WATCH US RISE
INTO THE SKY
SEE THE PASSION FOR FREEDOM IN OUR EYES
WE WERE LOST IN THE LIES
SCOTLAND CALLS
SO WATCH US RISE
LABOUR AND TORY MEN TELL US THAT WE ARE TOO WEE
AS THEY CELEBRATE VICTORIES WON BY THE MAN ON TV
TOO MANY QUESTIONS AND TOO MANY ANSWERS YOU SEE
CHEAP POINTS FEAR STORIES AND LIES BY THE BBC
I CAN SEE THE ROAD AHEAD WE ARE SO CLOSE
WE'VE TRAVELLED SO FAR AND THIS TIME EVERYONE KNOWS
WE MUST SAY THANKS TO THE ONES WHO FOUGHT FOR THIS LAND
FREEDOM FOR ME AND YOU AND ALEX THE MAN
CHORUS
STAND IN THE SQUARE SHOW US YOU CARE FLY YOUR FLAGS
AND IF YOUR A NO VOTER JOIN US YOU WONT BE THE LAST
FORGET THE OLD DAYS WE WONT BOW DOWN TO THE MAN
SCOTLANDS NATION WILL RISE BY THE WORK OF YOUR HAND
CHORUS X2
© Graham Brown 2013