The Levellers - Battle Of The Beanfield lyrics

rate me

I thought I heard something calling me

I've seen the pictures on TV

And I made up my mind that I'd go and see

With my own eyes

It didn't take too long to hitch a ride

With a guy going south to start a new life

Past the place where my friend died

Two years ago

Down the 303 at the end of the road

Flashing lights - exclusion zones

And it made me think it's not just the stones

That they're guarding

Hey, hey, now can't you see

There's nothing here that you can call free

They're getting their kicks

They're laughing at you and me

As the sun rose on the beanfield

They came like wolf on the fold

And no, they didn't give a warning

They took their bloody toll

I seen a pregnant woman

Lying in blood of her own

I seen her children crying

As the police tore apart their home

And no they didn't need a reason

It's what your votes condone

It seems they were committing treason

By trying to live on the road

And I say,

Hey, hey, now can't you see

There's nothing here that you can call free

They're getting their kicks

They're laughing at you and me

Hey, hey, now can't you see

There's nothing here that you can call free

They're getting their kicks

They're laughing at you and me

Bastards

Remember what you heard,

Hey, hey, now can't you see

There's nothing here that you can call free

They're getting their kicks

They're laughing at you and me