I'd like to say I'm proud to be British but I'm not Well I love the town I come from and the place that I grew up Most of the people have good things to say But they've given up trying to be heard I've been reading John Pilger in the Morning Star It doesn't matter where you're from but who you are And I can't be proud of a country that's causing pain And we've done it again and again I love our rivers love our coastline what's left of our green But I won't wear the Union Jack or sing God Save The Queen I'd like to say I'm proud to be human but I'm not 'Cause all that we discover we destroy And I know if we found life on Mars we'd take that too And we do it again and again I'd like to say I'm proud to be British but I'm not But I love the town I live in now Most of the people have good things to say But they've given up trying to be heard I love our rivers love our coastline what's left of our green But I won't wear the Union Jack or sing God Save The Queen I love our rivers love our coastline what's left of our green But I won't wear the Union Jack or sing God Save The Queen I love our rivers love our coastline what's left of our green But I won't wear the Union Jack or sing God Save The Queen