They spew forth ***** and bitter bile As they spin their deceitful web of lies The common man to take and hold Their seat to win by ways not bold
Not for us do they want political power Not for us do they want better But rather a name up high in lights Though we be the ones who work and fight
We who as a nation once held heads high We the ones who once would fight and die To keep our nation proud and free A nation once born of democracy
Perhaps 'tis that I'm just growing old And must conform or so I'm told Adapt to the ways of this modern life Of food banks for the poor, overstretched national health
The nearest hospital now over 30 miles away Along a road over crowded both night and day Far enough away so that people die Because the ambulances can't get through
Our land overburdened by immigrants And an infrastructure that can no longer cope And so the people now must suffer The lies and deceit of those we empower