Days Like These - Billy Bragg

The party that became so powerful

By sinking foreign boats

Is dreaming up new promises

Because promises win votes

And being resolute in conference

With the ad man’s expertise

The majority by their silence

Shall pay for days like these

The right to build communities

Is back behind closed doors

'Tween government and people stands

The right arm of the law

And shame upon the patriot

When the mark of the Bulldog Breed

Is a family without a home

And a pensioner in need

Those whose lives are ruled by dogma

Are waiting for a sign

The Better Dead Than Red Brigade

Are listening on the line

And the liberal, with a small L

Cries in front of the TV

And another demonstration

Passes on to history

Peace, bread, work, and freedom

Is the best we can achieve

And wearing badges is not enough

In days like these