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The man is on the TV., in the papers, on the radio

Telling me that things are fine, well his world ain't the same as mine

Everyone you know and love is on the unemployment line

Its a price worth [paying

Do you think he would take their place

Keep papering the cracks

Too scared to venture out into a world that they once fought to free

The old folks lock themselves away, afraid to step outside the door

Can't let the kids out of your sight, ain't safe to walk the streets at night

Cant be the things you want to be, and things ain't what they ought to be

Keep papering the cracks

We trusted you, you drank the wine

You've got to make a stand, cant keep washing your hands

But you ain't got a plan, just keep papering the cracks

Champagne serenade, you dance and say we've got it made

You're singing us a loony tune, you just keep papering the cracks

What do you do, what do you say, you tell us there's no better way

Move in a little closer then you hit us with a sucker punch

Fighting wars that cant be won, screaming hordes, champagne l'amour

We're trampled in the dust and our dreams have all been turned to rust

Keep papering the cracks

Cant stop the world you cant get off, acid rain and acid tongues

Polluted air, polluted minds, no-one cares and that's the crime

Who's the hero, who's the villain, who is who, who the hell are you and I

It ain't too late, we gotta keep the faith, but you keep papering the cracks