What Have They Done Lyrics - Roger Waters

The wind blows the ash to the furnace 

The steel men are sitting at home 

And the video game 

Can't replace the flame 

That once burned all day on the coal 

The wind blows along in the gutter 

In a rush to get out of the town 

Where the row of shops is sold up in lots 

Developers bought the whole town 

And in the place is a pile of bricks 

Where children play with sticks and stones 

What have they done 

What have they done 

What have they done 

What have they done 

The sunshine is bright on the ranada 

Where I once saw the film "if" 

Now they all stand in line 

For it's bingo tonight 

No more films with Malcolm 

The cranes on the dock are redundant 

Standing so tall in the sky 

Shuffling trolleys and docks 

In around in the mud 

The dockman has a tear is his eye 

And in his hand is a pint of beer 

No more dock sheds are here to run 

What have they done 

What have they done 

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