Not a Day for Soundbites
Please, call me Tony
A day like today
Is not a day for soundbites
But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders
It has been a remarkable and historic victory
We will stand and show our values by our spirit and dignity
Power without principle is barren
But principle without power is futile
What the electorate gives, the electorate can take away
That's why it's not a day for soundbites, a day like today
I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party
I came into politics to change the country
We've got one thousand days to prepare for a thousand years
I can only go one way cause I've got no river skiff
A day like today is not a day for soundbites
We've been elected as New Labour and we'll govern as New Labour
For this house to give a lead, this is the time
Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime
We are the servants, we're here to serve
We're here to give you the government you deserve
We are the peoples' party
The many, not the few
Today enough of talking, it is now time to do
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes
We have fourteen days to save the NHS
She was a people's princess
Education, education, education
These are my priorities when governing the nation
A trendsetter, a by-the-letter, no-regretter
I'll make clear to everyone that things can only get better
(Education education education)
These are my priorities when governing the nation
(A trendsetter, a by-the-letter, no-regretter)
I'll make clear to everyone that things can only get better
(Not a day for soundbites)
I never made predictions
(Not a day for soundbites)
I never have and never will
(Today enough of talking)
But I give you now my promise
(Today enough of talking)
But I give you now my promise
(Today enough of talking)
I will never rest until we're a government in which the people trust
It's not a mandate for a return to the past
But a dignity and purpose that will last
A day like today
Is not a day for soundbites
But I feel the hand of history upon our shoulders
It has been a remarkable and historic victory
We will stand and show our values by our spirit and dignity
Power without principle is barren
But principle without power is futile
What the electorate gives, the electorate can take away
That's why it's not a day for soundbites, a day like today
I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party
I came into politics to change the country
We've got one thousand days to prepare for a thousand years
I can only go one way cause I've got no river skiff
A day like today is not a day for soundbites
We've been elected as New Labour and we'll govern as New Labour
For this house to give a lead, this is the time
Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime
We are the servants, we're here to serve
We're here to give you the government you deserve
We are the peoples' party
The many, not the few
Today enough of talking, it is now time to do
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes
We have fourteen days to save the NHS
She was a people's princess
Education, education, education
These are my priorities when governing the nation
A trendsetter, a by-the-letter, no-regretter
I'll make clear to everyone that things can only get better
(Education education education)
These are my priorities when governing the nation
(A trendsetter, a by-the-letter, no-regretter)
I'll make clear to everyone that things can only get better
(Not a day for soundbites)
I never made predictions
(Not a day for soundbites)
I never have and never will
(Today enough of talking)
But I give you now my promise
(Today enough of talking)
But I give you now my promise
(Today enough of talking)
I will never rest until we're a government in which the people trust
It's not a mandate for a return to the past
But a dignity and purpose that will last
Credits
Writer(s): James Christopher Lark
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