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 when 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 those 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, that we achieve democracy
Our leaders claim their victory
When only half the people ve spoken
We have no job security, in this global economy
Our borders closed to refugees
But our markets forced open
World banks says to Mexico
We ll cut you off if you don t keep your taxes low
chorus
They have no right to wield that sword
They take orders from the chairman of the board
IMF, WTO I hear these words used every place I go,
Who are those people, who elected them
And how do I replace them with some of my friends
Chorus x2
Em, A, D, Em
Repeat to fade
Sorry about the lyrics, but he murmurs on the live version it woz taken from.
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