Children of the Dole

performed by Tommy Sands, on "Singing of the Times".

Pictures of the children on the classroom wall
Frankie Brown's in front of them the fairest of them all
Working for the future with all his heart and soul
Who's the one to tell him you'll be signing on the dole

And you can't run away, no you can't run away
You can't run away from the children of the dole

Pictures of depression in the mirror of the bar
The dole cheque on the counter, boys, it didn't go to far
Another dream is ended, another job is done
Another factory's closing and the boss is movin' on

And you can't run away, no you can't run away
You can't run away from the children of the dole

Pictures of minister appears on the TV
Rehearses all the reason why this crisis has to be
The arms race is expensive wide more than we cannot give
There's a lot for the killing but there's not enough to live

And you can't run away, no you can't run away
You can't run away from the children of the dole

Pictures of the soldier on the memory card
He didn't want to fight but he didn't have a job
Fighting for the motherland duty must be done
The boy who threw the petrol bomb looked just like his son

And you can't run away, no you can't run away
You can't run away from the children of the dole

Pictures of the children hanging on the barracks wall
Frankie Brown's in front of them the terror of them all
Standing on the corner nothing much to do
It's the first time he's been wanted he's staring straight at you

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[josparkes1]

Good song, and sadly true for quite a few in 2010, though according to the Govt we are out of the recession, lol !