No power without accountability
By Billy Bragg
Intro
Verse 1
I grew up, in a company town
And I work a' hard til' the company closed down
They gave my job, to another man
On half my wages in some foreign land
And when I asked, how could that be, any good for our economy,
I was told, nobody cared, so long as they make money and they sell their shares
Chorus
Can you hear us, are you listening
There's no power without accountability
Verse 2
I lost my job, my car and my house
When 10,000 miles away some guy clicked on a mouse
He didn't know me, we never spoke
He didn't ask my opinion or canvas for my vote
I guess it's true,
Nobody cares until them petrol bombs come spinning through the air
Gotta find a way
to hold them to account before they find a way to snuff our voices out
Chorus
Verse 3
The ballot box is no garruntee, but we achieve democracy
Our leaders claim their victory
When only half the people've spoken
There is no job security, And this global economy
Our borders closed to refugees
Our markets forced to open
World banks is to Mexico
Well Crust Hoff if you don't keep them taxes low
chorus
They have no right to wield that sword
They take orders from generals abroad
I am F, WTO I hear these words just to give the cops a go,
Who are those people, who elected them
And Why do I repeat them with some of my friends
Chorus x2
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Repeat to fade
Sorry about the lyrics, but he murmurs on the live version it woz taken from.
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