if you want to reach the summit,
you have to climb the mountain – there are no short-cuts
if you want to walk with giants
you’ll need to take giant steps in commitment and sacrifice
if you seek success through fame or material gain
then you’ll never have enough
but if your work touches others
you’ll be rewarded with riches that can’t be bought
come gather folks and hear my story
of a brave soldier named Thomas Moore
who suddenly found fame and glory
and inspired a nation in need of cure
Fred and Sue live in a concrete house near Milton Keynes
where the concrete cows dream concrete dreams
they drive down concrete roads to concrete shops
and buy frozen food like concrete blocks
but the local pub has old oak beams
and the kids like to play on the fruit machines
while Madonna sings on the video screen
living in the Age of the nuclear family
stone arches reflected in green water
steeped in history, shrouded in mystery
a monument to man’s past struggle with nature
beneath, rowers like an insect float
eight strong men in a flimsy fibreglass boat
eight strong men and a cox, straining sweating triumphant
our worlds overlapped but they were very different
je me souviens d’une ville, ancienne et noble
des vieilles maisons marquées par la grande guerre
l’école de garçons, la cathédrale
des monuments grands et fiers