Us and Them lyrics

Us and Them

And after all we're only ordinary men

Me and You

God only knows it's not what we would choose to do

‘Forward’, he cried from the rear and the front rank died

And the General sat and the lines on the map

Moved from side to side

Black and Blue

And who knows which is which and who is who

Up and Down

But in the end it's only round and round and round

Haven't you heard it's a battle of words the poster bearer cried

Listen son, said the man with the gun

There's room for you inside.

‘Well, I mean, they're gonna kill ya, so like, if you give 'em a quick sh...short, sharp shock, they don't do it again.

Dig it? I mean he got off light, 'cause I could've given him a thrashin' but I only hit him once.

It's only the difference between right and wrong, innit? I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they? Eh?’

Down and Out

It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about

With, Without.

And who'll deny it's what the fightings all about

Out of the way, it's a busy day

I've got things on my mind

For want of the price of tea and a slice

The old man died

• Artist:Pink Floyd
• Album:The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)