What We Say
Matthews' Southern Comfort
WHAT WE SAY As recorded by Ian Matthews (Matthews’ Southern Comfort) (From the 1969 Album MATTHEWS’ SOUTHERN COMFORT) [Intro] [Verse 1] Somewhere across the sea I heard of people building ships and boats Building hard Building very hard [Verse 2] In lands I’ve never seen there are people leaving homes Growing tired Growing very tired [Verse 3] A dream of lovers holding hands and being so far apart And they cry And they’re crying [Verse 4] Centuries of running puts us right back at the start And we try And we’re trying [Interlude] [Verse 5] Our father he was a plainsman he made a living from the land Every day Every single day [Verse 6] Somewhere across the sea I heard of men who couldn’t understand What we say What we’re saying [Outro]