Stand Proud Stand Loud

Verse 1

Iron chimneys over grey canals

Calling steel and stubborn pride

From the moors to the harbour walls

I got my country deep inside

Forged in rain and union halls

Learned to stand with aching hands

Every scar a story on these isles

Every mile of this dear land

Pre-Chorus

So raise it high

Let the old flag fly

Through the fog and the factory sky

Chorus

Stand proud stand loud

This island's in my blood

Stand proud stand loud

Through the thunder and the mud

Never bow never break

For home's sake

Verse 2

Cobblestones and cricket greens

Sunday roast and diesel steam

Jubilee and wartime queens

Living out the island dream

Different tongues one single song

Every thread a woven kind

When the storm comes crashing strong

This is where I leave my mind

Pre-Chorus

So raise it high

Let the old flag fly

Through the fog and the factory sky

Chorus

Stand proud stand loud

This island's in my blood

Stand proud stand loud

Through the thunder and the mud

Never bow never break

For home's sake

Bridge

Fields of gold and cliffs of white

History carved in stone and light

From the lark's morning to the last star's night

This green and pleasant land burns bright

AHHHHHH!

Chorus

Stand proud stand loud

This island's in my blood

Stand proud stand loud

Through the thunder and the mud

Never bow never break

For home's sake

For home's sake

For home's sake