Billy Bragg - We’re the Ones

We’re the Ones
(Performed by Billy Bragg)


We’re the ones who did the fighting
We’re the ones who fought their wars
We’re the ones who did the dying
We’re the ones who bear the scars
We’re the ones who built the railroads
We’re the ones who laid the track
All we have we had to fight for
Now they want to take it back

For the mothers and the fathers
For the daughters and the sons
Ours the challenge, ours the struggle
Ours the victory, we’re the ones

We’re the ones who did the suffering
We’re the ones who feel the pain
We’re the ones with bodies broken
While they say that we’re to blame
From the fire, from the acid
From the falls and burning steel
Lungs destroyed by coal and cotton
Do you wonder how we feel

For the mothers and the fathers
For the daughters and the sons
Ours the challenge, ours the struggle
Ours the victory, we’re the ones

We’re the ones who paid the taxes
We’re the ones who paid the dues
We’re the ones who built our countries
Now it’s up to me and you
Working folks of every color
Working women, working men
Side by side stand up for freedom
Stand together ‘til we win

For the mothers and the fathers
For the daughters and the sons
Ours the challenge, ours the struggle
Ours the victory, we’re the ones

Ours the challenge, ours the struggle
Ours the victory, we’re the ones