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We have to go back, Kate!
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Is It Fair by JB Barrington
I live in a prosperous city Rich in history and heritage and beauty that beguiles But take a look past the wall and the shops that enthral For somewhat contrasting lifestyles If my eyes can see injustice Surely your eyes can see it too We’ve all got the wisdom and courage to oppose it As a collective it’s not difficult to do I want fair and square just and honest I want them free from discrimination I wanna snap and unwrap the reels of red tape In the corridors of administration Where the regulators regulate In favour of the greedy Where a wave of cuts make and create More vulnerable and needy For them it’s a buyer’s market For I am of the plenty I’m one big pound sign as they buy my time Their purse gets fat mine stays empty It’s the same old theme in the same grand scheme In the same old day to day It’s the same fat chance and the same old dance To the same old tune they play Now that my children have gone My boxes and suitcase they wait in the hall But it’s all about numbers cos memories don’t matter As the last of the photos come down from the wall Is it fair that I now have to leave Just because I’ve grown old and alone Is it fair that I’m forced to leave behind My house that once was my family home I have no family heirlooms No crystal cut glass or antiques When death does bereave all I’ll bequeath Is some debt and more tears to soak cheeks I wish i could just have that something To pass down to my next of kin Instead of sleeping pills and unpaid bills In an empty biscuit tin Centuries ago the people of York Marched to London to have their say They said they wouldn’t accept poverty Or inequality So why should we accept it today?
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