Walking Through A Wasted Land Lyrics

The song Walking Through A Wasted Land is performed by Richard Thompson in the album named Watching The Dark: The History of Richard Thompson in the year 1993 .



I'm walking through a wasted land
Of soft sell concrete and rust
What ever happened to this country?
Where is the hand you can trust?
Walk down, walk down, walk down

I remember when a farmer was ashamed
If he never put his hand to a plough
You can buy a lot of shame with your money
He's riding in a limousine now
Walk down, walk down, walk down, walk down!

Sweat is the name of this town
It's an ugly old, dirty old disgrace
And now that the steel's shut down
It's fear puts the sweat in a man's face
Walk down, walk down, walk down

Oh now I should have a break like you
But somebody stacked up the decks
Heads are going to roll some day
If we ever get this yoke off our necks
Walk down, walk down, walk down, oh

Well I'm walking through a wasted land
I'm walking through a wasted land
Where is the future we planned
I'm walking through a wasted land
Walk down, walk down, walk down, walk down




Richard Thompson - Watching The Dark: The History of Richard Thompson

May 1993

  1. A Man In Need
  2. Crash The Party
  3. Bird In God's Garden / Lost And Found
  4. Now Be Thankful
  5. A Sailor's Life
  6. Genesis Hall
  7. The Knife-Edge
  8. Walking On A Wire
  9. Small Town Romance
  10. Shepherd's March / Maggie Cameron
  11. Wall Of Death
  12. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
  13. Back Street Slide
  14. Strange Affair
  15. Borrowed Time
  16. From Galway To Graceland
  17. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
  18. Poor Wee Jockey Clarke
  19. Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair
  20. Dimming Of The Day
  21. Old Man Inside A Young Man
  22. Never Again
  23. Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
  24. A Heart Needs A Home
  25. Beat The Retreat
  26. Al Bowlly's In Heaven
  27. Walking Through A Wasted Land
  28. When The Spell Is Broken
  29. Little Blue Number
  30. I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
  31. Withered And Died
  32. Nobody's Wedding
  33. The Poor Ditching Boy
  34. The Great Valerio
  35. Twisted
  36. Calvary Cross
  37. Jennie
  38. Shoot Out The Lights


Walking Through A Wasted Land