Roger Waters - When The Wind Blows
When The Wind Blows   30th October 1986

“What Have They Done?”     (Waters)
The wind blows the ash to the furnace,
The steel men are sitting at home,
And the video game,
Can't replace the flame,
That once burned all day on the coal.

The wind blows along in the gutter,
In a rush to get out of the town,
Where the row of shops is sold up in lots,
Developers bought the whole town.
And in the place is a pile of bricks,
Where children play with sticks and stones.
What have they done?
What have they done?
What have they done?
What have they done?
What have they done?

The sunshine is bright on the Granada,
Where I once saw the film If.
Now they all stand in line,
For it's bingo tonight,
No more films with Malcolm (Mc) Dowell in.

The cranes on the dock are redundant,
Standing so tall in the sky,
Shuffling trolleys and docks,
In around in the mud,
The dock man has a tear is his eye.
And in his hand is a pint of beer,
No more dock sheds are here to run.
What have they done?
What have they done?
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