Children of the Cold War Lyrics

I am a child of the Cold War

Fighting a battle just so I can stay warm

But it only ever seems

Like the makings of a dream

Pretty soon I'll be awake

As long as I can stay alive

You are a product of the new machine

A shining symbol of the highest degree

Or that's what you always say

As I watch you waste away

Baby, even as you broke

I listened as you spoke of

Time goes so slowly I tonight

And as the tanks go by

I have to ask myself why

Why is it always goodbye?

I am a factory thats churning out love

All for a nation that just don't give a fuck

But it only ever seems

I'm giving more than I receive

With no supply and all demand

I'm doin' what I can

And when I go to take a look in your eyes

Why don't you ever take a look back in mine?

Is it fear or is it pride

That is haunting you tonight?

Well even with this ghost

I'll try to make the most of our

Time moves so slowly tonight

And as the tanks go by

I have to ask myself why

Why is it always goodbye, love?

Goodbye, love

But now, as fire turns to ash

Let's make this moment last

The building shaking as they march through the street

Can't take away from how you're looking, my sweet

Like a baby in my arms

I'll shelter you from harm

And deliver you from this

No single moment missed anymore

As time moves so slowly tonight

I look at you and I,

I have to ask myself why

Time moves so slowly tonight

And as the tanks go by

I have to ask myself why

Why is it always goodbye, love?

Goodbye, love

For now, is it too much to ask

To hold me as they pass?