David McAulay - Miserable strangers lyrics

I've done with being brave And oh how we slaved to pave our way And only to be dropped upon this quay And only to be press-ganged overseas Is this the end of the begining or the begining of the end And these miserable strangers will be the making of our friends They've been dropped upon this quay Just the same as you and me With each step forward there's two looks back Are you so bewildered inside But you know we'll have the new life that we talked of loud and proud Hack them high and hold them dear For we'll soon forget these faces in the crowd blurred by our tears And yet we'll miss them year on year So let's pull ourselves together like the others We'll throw our hats into the air And try to raise a hearty cheer And at the back of my mind and I was always hoping I might just get back At the back of my mind and I was always hoping I might just get back Always hoping I might just get back At the back of my mind I was always hoping I might just get back At the back of my mind I was always hoping I might just get back Always hoping that I might just get back Always hoping that I might just get back