You Can't Ask Them To Go Without Again

 

We've lived through ten years of austerity

My children are only six and three

and their whole lives they've been told

that they'll have to go without

but in the 21st century

in a first world economy

this isn't the way it's supposed to be

so it's time to scream and shout

you can say they don't know different

but this isn't what i want for them

the world can provide a better life

if we bring this system down

the capitalists have finally

got themselves the scarcity

they told us there has always been

but we always had a doubt

but now, profits are high, income is low

wealth redistribution is the only way to go

call it what you like because there's nothing in a name

but you cant ask them to go without again

there are better ways to organise

the way that we all live our lives

than a system built on cheats and lies

where greed's a virtue

so you had better realise

if a choice has to materialise

I'm their dad and I'll chose them every time

before I pay anything to you

and now, fists are raised high, patience is low

solidarity is the only way to go

so call us what you like because there's nothing in a name

but you cant ask them to go without again

instrumental

you can call me selfish

because i talk about my kids

but it's for everyone that i want this

so i'm not going to back down

because i believe in a society

not just fair but happy

where everyone who's born is free

to follow their own path

and now, hopes are raised high, equality is low

radical change is the only way to go

so call us what you like because there's nothing in a name

but you cant ask them to go without

and now, hopes are raised high, equality is low

radical change is the only way to go

so call us what you like because there's nothing in a name

but you cant ask them to go without again