[Verse 1: David Gilmour & Richard Wright]
Us and them
And after all, we're only ordinary men

[Verse 2: David Gilmour & Richard Wright]
Me and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do

[Chorus 1: David Gilmour & Richard Wright]
“Forward!” he cried from the rear
And the front rank died
The general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side

[Verse 3: David Gilmour & Richard Wright]
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who?

[Verse 4: David Gilmour & Richard Wright]
Up and down
And in the end it's only round and round, and round

[Chorus 2: David Gilmour & Richard Wright]
“Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?”
The poster bearer cried
“Listen, son,” said the man with the gun
“There's room for you inside”