Ian Mcnabb: Great dreams of heaven

VERSE 1 Got failing light and aching bones, Got beds in subways, paper homes Got clear blue skies and rainy days, Got sailors sailing, sailing Got mighty ships to cross the sea, Got plenty of room for you and me Got babies being born HIV, Got programmes failing, failing CHORUS 1 Liberty and freedom all the things that men require Children singing, church bells ringing, objects of desire Football teams and crazy scenes from 1967 And we got great dreams of Heaven! VERSE 2 Got TV shows from satellite, got company on winter night Excess of pills of pure delight, got flags all waving Got sandy beaches everywhere, fuel injected cars to get us there Got pension plans and healthcare, Got daylight saving CHORUS 2 Decency and honesty, the things that folk depend on Introduction, a dirty joke, and then a song to end Countries die, when rockets fly, and cities have been levelled And we got great dreams of Heaven VERSE 3 Got ways of living, left and right, fast talking chat shows, sponsored fight Got kids who'll steal for just a hit, Politicians talking, talking Got idols selling fizzy drink, got reckless stealing everything So what going on it's hard to think, soap stars are singing, singing CHORUS 3 Verdant scenes and ways and means to understand our being Holocaust, catastrophe and beauty we are seeing Harder times of holy wine and bread that is unleavened And we got great dreams of Heaven CHORUS 4 Crazy leaders, self assured who sit atop their nations Banners headed "Peace and Freedom! Justice and Damnation!" Cold wind blowing, embers glowing, God knows where we're heading And we got great dreams of Heaven