No Deposit No Return lyrics

I remember my grandmother sat with her radio,
tea cup and walking stick set by her side.
As her old fingers reached out to turn up the volume,
I learnt what it meant to be bursting with pride.

She told me some tales of the wars great and last,
black and white film stars she`d liked in the past.
Taught me a few songs she`d learnt as a child,
stunned by her wisdom I listened and smiled.

She said to me `Lad if you`ll be a musician,
go out and be one - but one with conviction.
If there`s just one lesson the young ought to learn,
it`s pay no deposit and get no return.`

On time faded photographs I`ve seen an airman,
stood next to the wing of a flying machine
and given the choice well I think I would rather
have done what I`ve done than seen what he`s seen.

I think that the Old Man feels really quite proud,
when he sits at the wheel and turns it up loud,
but imagined his son a lawyer or broker,
not sat on a bus full of drinkers and tokers.

He said to me `Son you can do as you please,
but always stand straight - never crawl on your knees.
If there`s just one lesson the young ought to learn,
it`s pay no deposit and get no return.`

I`ve such a short time to tell you so much,
words come second best to a kiss or a touch.
far thicker than water this blood we all share,
so please never think that for you I don`t care.
Fate may have driven us all separate ways,
but can`t sever ancestry - splice D.N.A.
if life seems a road that`s uneven and long,
to know where you`re going just look who you came from.

Many have said I take after my mother,
for her `67 was not a good year.
Though often I make her annoyed like no other,
through thick and through thin she has always been near.

Sometimes in the cold now I catch myself smiling,
`bout some stupid joke or a christmas tree shining.
I stood there so small `neath that glittering tower,
it`s memory a beacon in my darkest hour.

She said to me `Martin, whatever you`ll be,
there`s no such thing as a meal that`s for free.
if there`s just one lesson the young ought to learn,
it`s pay no deposit and get no return
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