golden generation

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were you watching Joe?

lying there on some secluded isle

wondering where it all went so awry

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were you poolside?

in swim shorts not work shorts

playing keepy-uppies with the locals

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did you see Pirlo?

thinking it could have been me

caressing the ball with elegant aplomb

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what happened Joe,

why were those talented feet

resting not playing?

"super"

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       super ego

super arrogant

  super divisive

super narcissus

 super petulent

   super player…

        …not yet.

king to be

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now’s the time to be a man

lead your nation

as one you stand

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march your men to history

the world awaits

your majesty

questions

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is it Albion’s folly

to dare heroic dreams

delve into the madness

 the knockout rounds unseen

is it wishful whims

anchoring our blind belief

do we have it in us

to handle loses grief

are we prepared for tears

or stunning victory

I believe in England

But does she believe in me?

home or away

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 before a ball’s been kicked in anger

all hope has dwindled in the ether

reality yet to raise its ugly head

we have the chance to dream

the day the fixtures all come out.

the beginning

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the match that lit the eternal flame

ignited passions in glories game

set pulses racing, eyes ablaze

sublime delight in an orange haze

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witness to such subtle delight

technique so pure, eyes alight

the ball caressed in the onion bag

I danced in the lounge next to my dad.