It wasn't all that long ago, you know.
Anybody would think it was another generation.
I don't see any alteration at all
when I look in the mirror.
If you laid every word that's been written on the subject
end to end, I suspect that it wouldn't
cover a mile.
Oh, you can smile, if you like,
but the Miners' Strike
only seems like yesterday,
and in a way
their predicament's not much different
right now, is it?
You've only got to visit
some of the pits 'round here
and it's clear
to see the reality
of their situation.
If I were them, I'd take a long vacation
and not come back
until the Power Stations were begging for slack.
Well, they could be wrong, you know,
about how much gas we've got left.
Stranger things have happened at sea!
Oh, I wouldn't like to be
in their shoes, (the scientists I mean),
and have to say,
"There's been a slight mistake at the top,
er....could you all stop?
It'll mean double pay!"
by
Shirley Frances Winskill 1993
