DESCRIPTION:
Dennis Queen (the artist formerly known as Clair Lewis) plays the song "Douglas Bader", originally by the late Ian Stanton, at the International Day of Disabled People event organised by Queer of the Unknown and Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People at Birch Community Centre, Manchester, 13th December 2014

Lyrics by Ian Stanton:

When it seems life's getting harder
I remember Douglas Bader
Cos that's what my doctor said to do.

Said “Analyse those negative feelings,
You will find yourself revealing
Sides of you you never even knew.

I will smile and nod and smile
I'll be happy all the while
Even though I sometimes get confused

Gonna get a picture of Douglas Bader
Stick it on a dart board in my yard
Throw darts at it til I can smile anew.

When I feel life getting tougher
I become a victim and a sufferer
I know because the local paper says it's true

Crippled man at 41
That's the headline I become
With a tragic smiling picture in there too

I will smile and nod and smile
I'll be happy all the while
Finally I found a claim to fame

I am sad, yes I'm pathetic
I'm a fan of Oldham Athletic
There's 15,000 out there just the same.

I need someone studying me
Researching all my special needs
Who could be better qualified than yourself

After some experimentation
You'll define my situation
Who can solve my problems if not yourself

I will smile and nod and smile
I'll be happy all the while
/Even though I sometimes get confused/

You see a lot of us struggle from day to day
While you pick up a tidy wage
But everybody's equal especially you

Ian Stanton's album "Rollin Thunder" available from here: http://www.streamrecords.co.uk/back-catalogue.php