How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live - UB40

The shops where filled with things that I could buy

But the prices up them all the guns got high

Don’t suppose they’re gonna drop

Gotta get used to the charity shop

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Seems like only yesterday food was so cheap

Now the cost of… goes up every week

So you search for the best deeds

Have to miss out on some leaves

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Get that first foot on the ladder they all say

They know there’s no way

Ain’t no bank that’s gonna lend

They got bonuses to spend

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Comfort house is something I would never get

Put my name down on the list I’m waiting yet

So I’m renting my… landlords profiting on me Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Getting round is getting harder everyday

Used to drive a car but lately there’s no way

Trains are only for the rich

And the buses are the rich

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

And the doctors don’t' come out no more at night

They won’t treat you if the think you don’t live right

Well they privatize the rest

Soon there’ll be no energies

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Keeping war is something poor folks cannot do Cause the oilmen need to drive a yacht nor too

The companies may go as the pensioners may come

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live

Just tell me how can poor men

Stand such times and live