Concrete Fields - Manic Street Preachers

My old school has closed its doors

The once green fields are now concrete floors

And the roads are choking, full of misery and fear

But my vision’s getting clearer and my mind it feels so free

And the work is hard and the wages are low

But the smiles still appear and the rivers still flow

And all I can do is sit here and moan

But my heart still bleeds for this place that I call home

My boyhood made of dreams of love

The happiest of times sitting with my mum and dad

But the bridges, the houses now dominate

The vaping and the super schools, the breeding grounds of hate

But those once green fields still live in my mind

They seemed so perfect so simple and so kind

Just me and my brother were kicking a ball

The world so close and so beautiful

And I got no answers, I place no blame

I just feel longing and I wanna hear you name

As I walk and I run through these once green fields

It’s easy to see what has disappeared

And the air is getting heavy with memory and loss

The joy and the freedom, but freedom at what cost?

And the air is getting heavy with memory and loss

The joy and the freedom, but freedom at what cost?

Is this your inheritance?

Is this all that’s left?

The mountains we climbed are now mountains of debt

And the air is getting heavy with memory and loss

The joy and the freedom, but freedom at what cost?

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

Yeah, we had joy, we had fun, we had some seasons in the sun

Yeah, we had joy, we had fun, we had some seasons in the sun

Yeah, we had joy, we had fun, we had some seasons in the sun