When

When

When public cuts are reversed in outrage

And care’s guaranteed for all in old age,

When schools are run by the wise and sage

And pupils aren’t judged at primary stage,

When prejudiced police are not on the beat,

All weapons have gone and the streets are sound,

When prisoners, freed, no longer repeat,

Reformed, enlightened and peaceably bound.

When women out late are not in danger

And partners or spouses never abuse,

When kids can play safe approach any stranger

And and not be in peril of evil misuse

When drunks no longer get violent with drink

And dealers of drugs no customers find

When all in torment are pulled from the brink,

And via compassion, achieve peace of MIND

When mendicants aren’t bound to be driven

To prisons, addictions, and back to doorways,

When food and shelter is seen as a given

And welfare claims aren’t met with delays,

When heating doesn’t make anyone poor

And legal aid free, is everyone's right

When MPs corrupted are shown the door

And kindness prevails over greed and spite.

When no one is judged by colour or creed

Or gender or sexual orientation,

When parties unite and leaders concede;

An empire doesn’t define a great nation

When healthcare's fully-functioning, fair,

Beyond compare and second to none

Then I’ll stand before you and roundly declare;

You’re right to be British and proud my son.