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That was the Time

from Holding Hands in Petropolis by Robert Rotifer

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lyrics

Back in the 1980s I was a teenage fool
I had some badges
They didn't let me wear at school
We gave out pamphlets to the workers
But they wouldn't down their tools
Surprise, surprise!

It was no time for the common good
And so they sold it off
Yes we protested
But clearly not nearly enough
Could be we were far too busy
Falling in and out of love
And that was the time
That was our time
That was the time
That was our time

Then in the 90s when they were cleaning up
They called it the Third Way
But they were just clearing out the shop
Well we all knew it was bullshit
But we swallowed every drop
Well that was the time
That was our time
That was the time
That was our time

Well I bet you couldn't wait
For an uplifting middle-eight
To tell you exactly
How things might have gone differently
Well I appreciate all the books and films
About going back in time
Watch and read them now
Don't leave it to posterity
Which there won't be
Uh oh

Remember in the 00s
We had our bubble burst
And when the 2010s came round
We were ready for the worst
This song is so self-referential
It's just hit its final verse

And that was the time
That was our time
That was the time
That was our time
Now it's gone



credits

from Holding Hands in Petropolis, released September 15, 2023
Robert Rotifer: guitars, bass, keys, percussion, vocals
Helen McCookerybook: backing vocals
Fay Hallam: keys
Ernst Molden: harmonica

Ian Button: drums

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Robert Rotifer Canterbury, UK

Robert Rotifer is a musician, writer, sometime artist, singer (of sorts), born in Vienna deep in the last century, He moved to the UK just before it ended (the century, that is), has made some 11 or 12 albums and has been lucky enough to play in bands he rates with people who also turned up on his records over the years.

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