(BROKEN LIVES)
 
IN TIMES GONE BY OUR FAMILY WAS STRONG
IF WE STEPPED OUT OF LINE THEY WOULD TELL US WE WERE WRONG
BUT IN THESE MODERN TIMES WHICH SEEM SO BLEAK
ONE NEVER HEARS THE PHONE RING NO MORE DO WE SPEAK
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FOR OUR LIVES ARE INDEPENDENT AND WE EXIST ALONE
BUT TIME PASSES BY QUICKLY AND WE CANNOT ATONE
FOR THE REASONS WHY WE GREW SO FAR APART
WHICH INCREASES OUR INSECURITY AND BREAKS OUR HEART
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OUR PARENTS HAVE FAILED US, NO MORE DO THEY CARE
WHEN ONCE THEIR LOVE WAS ETERNAL AND SEEMED SO FAIR
ONLY BITTERNESS REMAINS NOW LIKE A COLD WINTER'S CHILL
NOT A WARM WELCOME FOR OUR HEARTS TO FILL
 
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(CHEQUERED LOVE)
 
IN DAYS GONE BY WHEN SHE HAD IT ALL
WITH TREVOR AND THE GIRLS SHE FELT 10 FEET TALL
BUT ALAS THE CHOICES ARE FEW OR REMAIN LONELY
THERE IS GEORGE WHO IS AFFLUENT OR DRIED UP TONY
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SHE FLIRTS WITH THEM BOTH AND DECIDES TO DATE
EACH HAS A CHANCE BUT WHAT WILL BE THEIR FATE?
IN THE END SHE USES THEM BOTH FOR HER PLEASURE
WHEN SHE IS BORED OF THE OTHER AT HER LEISURE
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OH PAMELA YOU HAVE LET TRUE LOVE GO BY
BY SETTLING FOR SECOND BEST WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY?
TO BE A GOOD MOTHER WAS NEVER ENOUGH FOR YOU
NOW YOU WILL SPEND YOUR TWILIGHT YEARS FEELING SAD AND BLUE.
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(REALITY TELEVISION)
 
WHEN I TURN ON THE TV IT IS ALL I SEE
THE RUBBISH WE WATCH FOR OUR LICENSE FEE
WHY DO WE PAY IT? WHEN ALL WE GET
IS REALITY TV WHICH IN A DAY WE WILL FORGET
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THE STARS OF THE FUTURE ARE BORN TODAY
BUT WILL HAVE LONG SINCE GONE ONCE WE ARE OLD AND GREY
MUSIC TALENT SHOWS ARE A THORN IN MY SIDE
THE PRESENTERS OF THESE SHOWS I CANNOT ABIDE
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BIG BROTHER,POP IDOL GO TAKE A HIKE
AND PEDAL ON ANOTHER CHANNEL GET ON YOUR BIKE
THE QUALITY IS BEING ERODED AND IT IS ALL TOO CLEAR
THAT THE TV COMPANIES WILL SOON HAVE US CRYING IN OUR BEER.
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THE GIRLS ON TV GROW UP SO FAT
BUT THEIR DESIRE FOR FAME WILL NOT LAST
FOR TALENTLESS PEOPLE CANNOT EXIST
IF THE COMPANIES AND THEIR SPONSORS BEGIN TO RESIST
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(THE IGNORANT STAFF AT CAVENDISH HOUSE)
 
ON VISITING ONE DAY MY LOCAL JOB CENTRE EXCHANGE
DID I MEET THE RUDEST STAFF WHO APPEARED DERANGED
ON ENTERING THE THE BUILDING THE SECURITY I DID MEET
BUT NO WELCOME WAS AFFORDED AS I WENT ON TO GREET.
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WHERE ARE YOU GOING? SHOUTED THE GUARD OUT LOUD
AFTER BARKING AT SOME YOUTHS IN THE UNRUELY CROWD
DOWNSTAIRS SIR TO LOOK AT EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS REPLIED I
WELL SHOW ME YOUR ID NEXT TIME HE SAID WITH MENACE IN HIS EYES
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THERE WERE MORE STAFF THAN CLIENTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR
3 I SPOTTED LAUGHING AT ME WHILST WALKING THROUGH A DOOR
THEN I SAT ALONE WAITING TO BE SEEN
A  BLONDE GIRL CRIED WHY ARE YOU SAT HERE? WITH HER FACE SO MEAN
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SCOWLING AT HER AND THE OTHERS NEARBY
I FILED MY JOB SHEET BEFORE I SAID GOODBYE
IN BREDS ! THE LOT OF THEM LAUGHING TO MYSELF
IF I STAY IN THIS HOTHOUSE MUCH LONGER IT WILL RUIN MY HEALTH
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(THE ROMANTIC DUET AND THE CURIOUS FOLK OF BATEMOOR)
 
OUR NEIGHBOURS ARE A CURIOUS BUNCH
ALL SQUASHED UP TOGETHER BUT THEY NEVER TAKE LUNCH
FOR SOME WILL APPEAR TO SLEEP THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AND BE UP ALL HOURS AT NIGHT TIME WHEN THE SKY GOES GREY
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ONE SUCH COUPLE BUGGERLUGS AND GIANT HAYSTACKS
SEEM TO HAVE SPENT AN ETERNITY IN THE SACK
SHE A HEFTY WOMAN WITH LEGS LIKE TREE TRUNKS
AND HE A SKINNY VIRGIN WITH SUNKEN LOOKS
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THERE'S HARRY THE GRAVE DODGER WHO SMILES AND GREETS
ON EVERY SINGLE PERSON THIS FRIENDLY SOUL DOES MEET
THEN THERE ARE THE ARABS WHO REMAIN A MYSTERY
FROM WHERE THEY CAME THERE IS NO HISTORY
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PEOPLE COME AND GO FROM HERE EACH AND EVERY DAY
AND THEIR TENANCY SEEMS SHORTER NOT LONG DO THEY STAY
THE INBREDS OF BATEMOOR SEEM TO KNOW EACH OTHER
AND GREET THEIR NEIGHBOURS LIKE FRIENDS,SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
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(THE CREDIT CRUNCH)
 
IN THESE DARK DAYS OF UNCERTAINTY
WE REACH OUT FOR HOPE KNOWING IN REALITY
THAT OUR FATE HAS BEEN ALREADY SET
AND IT IS TIME TO PLACE OUR BETS
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FOR THE GAME OF CHANCE ONLY KNOWS ONE WAY
AND IN THIS LITTLE GAME THERE IS A PRICE WE MUST PAY
WITH LOSING OUR HOMES,JOBS AND PROSPERITY
THEN BECOMING SOBER WITH LIFE'S REALITY
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXPECT THE TAX PAYER TO PAY
FOR ALL OF THE MISTAKES IT'S MADE EACH AND EVERY DAY
THE BANKS AND INSTITUTIONS WILL DO BUSINESS AS USUAL
BUT OUR PEERS ARE BLINKERED IN THE TRUTH WITH THEIR REFUSAL
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TO OFFER BAD DEBT TO THE POOR AND THE MEEK
WHEN THESE FOLK BARELY SURVIVE FROM WEEK TO WEEK
YET SPEND THE MONEY YOU DON'T POSSESS IS ALL I HEAR
AS THE ECONOMY GRINDS TO A HALT AND WITH IT SOMEONE'S CAREER.