Step Back Songtext
von Bert Jansch

This country that we love and cherish
It once was the envy of the world
Everyone had a home for his family
And work a plenty to be found

But here come the sellouts
One by one they′re throwing it away
Step back, take another look now
At the real world we have today

There's children begging on the streets now
Young people sleeping rough at night
Like starlings all huddled together
On a winter′s night, you know it just ain't right


Here come the sellouts
One by one they're throwing it away
Step back, take another look now
At the real world we have today

Yeah, step back, take another look now
At the real world we have today

The shipyards on Tyneside of Ireland
Not a boat on these waters will be made
Without knowing the logic nor the reason
To get a pack up and to be on your way

Here come the sellouts
One by one they′re throwing it away
Step back, take another look now
At the real world we have today

Yeah, step back, take another look now
At the real world we have today

At the real world we have today