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Ken Evans - Champions
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Champions
Ken Evans
They chant and clap at the station,
take rest, eyes open, in the concourse,
flock carriages with shirts of many colours,
Inter, Real, Bayern, Arsenal. They only want
to get to the game, true supporters, enter
our brightly-lit stadium.
The price is two years’ wages,
the cost is family, roots, possessions.
Their lamenting barely heard behind
bolted doors and shuttered windows,
but they only sing when they’re winning,
they only sing when they’re winning.
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