William Bloke

Billy Bragg William Bloke Album

2.Upfield

I'm going upfield, way up on the hillside
I'm going higher than i've ever been before
That's where you'll find me, over the horizon
Wading in the river, reaching for that other shore

I dreamed i saw a tree full of angels, up on primrose hill
And i flew with them over the great wen till i had seen my fill
Of such poverty and misery sure to tear my soul apart
I've got a socialism of the heart, i've got a socialism of the
heart

I'm going upfield, way up on the hillside
I'm going higher than i've ever been before
That's where you'll find me, over the horizon
Wading in the river, reaching for that other shore

The angels asked me how i felt about all i'd seen and heard
That they spoke to me, a pagan, gave me cause to doubt their
word
But they laughed and said: 'i doesn't matter if you'll help us
in our art
You've got a socialism of the heart, you've got a socialism of
the heart'

I'm going upfield, way up on the hillside
I'm going higher than i've ever been before
That's where you'll find me, over the horizon
Wading in the river, reaching for that other shore

Their faces shone and they were gone and i was left alone
I walked these ancient empire streets till i came tearful to my
home
And when i woke next morning, i vowed to play my part
I've got a socialism of the heart, i've got a socialism of the
heart

I'm going upfield, way up on the hillside
I'm going higher than i've ever been before
That's where you'll find me, over the horizon
Wading in the river, reaching for that other shore