We all climbed up to the top of a very tall mountain
And there we found we had climbed a very small hill
At Willoughby I heard the voice of D Boon calling
And he talked about Cromwell and the end of the English Civil War
And it's all been asked before
Who started the song or the war
Do you fail as you get better
Like trying to catch ripples on the water
The author said I missed all the great bands the cool kids were playing
He said they were good, now they're not, they signed with a major
I'll just have to live with the records that Charlie brought over
When the Clash were singing about Johnny and the English Civil War
And it's all been asked before
Who started the song or the war
Do you fail as you get better
Like trying to catch ripples on the water
I never listened to hard core
Like the suburban kids did
From the comfort of their dens
But at least they knew about D Boon
Can you tell me how it feels to go out in a blazing crash of glory
And I'll tell you the secrets of a band that faded from its story
And we'll write a song, record, and press it all on vinyl
And glue on the labels that say we are the English Civil War
And it's all been asked before
Who started the song or the war
Do you fail as you get better
Like trying to catch ripples on the water
And it's all been asked before
(c) Stanfield