Iron Hand
Dire Straits · On Every Street [1991]
Now with all the clarity of a dream
The sky so blue, the grass so green
The rank and file in the navy blue
Deep and strong, straight and true
The blue line, they got the given sign
The belts and boots march forwards in time
The wood and leather, club and shield
Swept like a wave across the battlefield
Now with all the clarity of a dream
The blood so red, the grass so green
The gleam of spur on a chestnut flank
The cavalry that burst upon the ranks
Oh, the iron will, and the iron hand
Bend England's green and pleasant land
No music for the shameful scene
That night, they say, it had even shocked the queen
And alas, we've seen it all before
Knights in armor, days of yore
Same old fears and the same old crimes
We haven't changed since ancient times
The sky so blue, the grass so green
The rank and file in the navy blue
Deep and strong, straight and true
The blue line, they got the given sign
The belts and boots march forwards in time
The wood and leather, club and shield
Swept like a wave across the battlefield
Now with all the clarity of a dream
The blood so red, the grass so green
The gleam of spur on a chestnut flank
The cavalry that burst upon the ranks
Oh, the iron will, and the iron hand
Bend England's green and pleasant land
No music for the shameful scene
That night, they say, it had even shocked the queen
And alas, we've seen it all before
Knights in armor, days of yore
Same old fears and the same old crimes
We haven't changed since ancient times