The Lag's Song (Remastered 2022) Lyrics
The Lag's Song - Ewan MacColl
When I was a young lad
Sometimes I'd wonder
What happened to time when it passed
Then one day I found out
That time just lands in prison
And there it is held fast
When I was a young man
I used to go courting
And dream of the moon and the stars
The moon is still shining the dreams
They are all broken
On these hard iron bars
Look out of the window over the roofs there
And over the walls see the sky
Just one flying leap and you could make your getaway
If only you could fly
The prison is sleeping the night watch is keeping
The watch over seven hundred men
And behind every cell door a sleeping lag is dreaming
Oh to be free again
Got time on my hands I've got time on my shoulder
Got plenty of time on my mind
There's no summer or winter when once you land inside here
Just that old prison grind