A Lover Sings Quotes

“A virtue never tested is no virtue at all.

- Must I Paint You a Picture”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all.

- The Internationale”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“The revolution is just a T-shirt away.

- Waiting for the Great Leap Forward”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“The temptation
To take the precious things we have apart
To see how they work
Must be resisted for they never fit together again.

- Must I Paint You a Picture”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“If no one seems to understand
Start your own revolution and cut out the middleman

- Waiting for the Great Leap Forward”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“Because the space race is over
And I can't help but feel that we've all grown up too soon.

- The Space Race Is Over”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“He was trapped in a haircut he no longer believed in.

- King James Version”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“How can you lie there and think of England
When you don't even know who's in the team?

- Greetings to the New Brunette”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“War!
What is it good for?
It's good for business.

- North Sea Bubble”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“I'm celebrating my love for you
With a pint of beer and a new tattoo.

- Greetings to the New Brunette”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics

“There is no real substitute
For a ball struck squarely and firmly.

- A Lover Sings”
― Billy Bragg, A Lover Sings: Selected Lyrics