International lyrics

[Spoken introduction: Radio samples]

The youth and Anti-Imperialist Tribune was also addressed by a young girl from Nicaragua whose hands had been cut off at the wrists by the former Somoza guards

Veronika Merko, of the German Federal Republic, had this to say:

"Also, ich habe eine Ausbildung gemacht als Industriekaufmann und wurde nach der Lehre nicht uebernommen."

[Verse 1]

Now and then

A little thing gets by

Now and then

We'll cry

[Chorus 1]

Like a fall in the war

Like a mother's open arms

Like a pawn in a game

Hard to take

[Refrain]

There we sit on a line

Wasting fortunes at a time

And pray

[Chorus 2]

All the time we are gone

There's no reason

There's no way

Oh the soul is the one

So they say

[Refrain]

There we sit on a line

Wasting fortunes at a time

And play

[Verse 2]

She never thought

He'd be this way

Her arms aloft

She holds

But now it's all a memory

And it's gone

• Artist:Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• Album:Dazzle Ships (1983)