There’s a man in a factory in Leicester
Fixing wings onto military drones
He breaks at eleven for coffee
While they bomb Palestinian homes
He flicks on the office kettle
Spoons coffee into her cup
Looks over at her workstation
Hoping that she’ll look up
It’s just a nine to five
It’s just a nine to five
Building military systems
To be fired at a distance
It’s just a nine to five
She smiles as he hands her a cuppa
Looking up from her targeting grids
She likes it when he brings her coffee
While they shoot Palestinian kids
He waits as she blows it cool gently
And wonders if he should just ask her
What is she doing this Friday
While we watch the destruction of Gaza
It’s just a nine to five
It’s just a nine to five
Building military systems
To be fired at a distance
It’s just a nine to five
There’s a man in a factory in Leicester
Dreaming of romance and love
Through his day to day military technology
Assembling death from above
One day they’ll be together
Two kids and a dog called Jade
Remembering a factory in Leicester
Where the tools of war are made
It’s just a nine to five
It’s just a nine to five
Building military systems
To be fired at a distance
It’s just a nine to five
Steve White & The Protest Family 