WE'VE ALL GOT A VOICE

CHORUS
hey there come and hear what we say
and we hope you don't mind if we put it this way
'cos we've all got a voice at the end of the day
if you want to see what we mean
come and hear what we say

he asked for a million dollars
then he asked for a million more
he said if I don't get what I want
I'm going to walk right out that door
so we gathered around his mahogany desk
and wished him a fond farewell
six months have passed and we're doing pretty well
six months gone and we're doing rather well

they talk of how to counter insurgence
with a strategy that's clear
but do they spend five minutes on our city's streets
broken glass and cans of beer
there's no human rights around midnight
when our people hide in fear
if you can do one thing then get me out of here
if you can't do nothing then get me out of here

CHORUS
hey people etc

we believed in copenhagen
kyoto cape town and cancun
on a mission against emission
they were too weak to see it through
so do we turn and head for the uplands
and mourn for the coral reef
it's hard to accept that all this should come to grief
and hard to deny that they have betrayed our belief

CHORUS
hey man etc

there's a pub up on the corner
where we used to raise a jar
they had jazz on Sunday mornings
with snacks up on the bar
but now the landlord he looks like a dangerous dog
with an earing through his nose
he's got the cranial tatoo but there's something about his clothes
he's got a problem with his clothes

CHORUS

BRIDGE

step change sea change
loose change spare change
any change at all
are we going to get ready
or do we take the fall

she stands at a first floor window
a baby in her arms
(she knows that) one more day on that desperate estate
will only bring her serious harm
she's been vandalised she's been brutalised
she's been driven to her knees
but with one small step perhaps they can be free
just one small step and then they can be free

CHORUS
hey sister etc (then CHORUS repeat ad lib out)