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Them That Do The Work

by timlane

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THEM THAT DO THE WORK

When posh boys wearing suits that cost what I paid for my car
Say we’re all in this together, well I just have to laugh.
All in this together? Do they think that I’ve gone soft?
I could never trust these bought and paid-for Eton Toffs
The say that we’re in trouble and there’s hard choices to be made
But it’s us that do the work who always seem to have to pay

They never had to worry that their wages aren’t enough
To pay the bills that must be paid all the other stuff
Like clothes for school and making sure the kids are getting fed
And how to heat their home and keep a roof over their heads
No! They don’t have worry, They know they will get by
As long as us that do the work keep swallowing their lies

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It’s very Sad to say it’s always been the way
But I don’t believe it means that’s how it has to stay
The day will come when ev’rybody gets what they deserve
And the fruits of their hard labour go to them that do the work

I’m happy to admit, as far as education goes
I got enough to read and write and count up what I’m owed
But there’s one important lesson, that I always keep in mind
That’s how to spot a crook when they’re trying to rob you blind
The biggest con’s the one done by the British ruling class
To make sure us that do the work keep covering their arse

CHORUS

We know it’s nothing new; it’s always been this way
The workers do the work, the rich get richer every day
They say the wealth will trickle down, it hasn’t happened yet
They’ve been saying this for years and still I’m waiting to get wet
The money fills the pockets of the people in control
and us that do the work are meant to do as we are told

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They bail out the banks, cut public spending to the bone
Try to sell us shares in stuff we thought that we already owned
Blame the immigrants and scroungers, keep beating on the poor
They rake in all the profits and then hide their cash offshore
They count their money not the food banks but the day is going to come
When us who do the work will make them pay for what they’ve done

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released January 18, 2023
Composed, performed and produced by Tim Lane

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