Songs About / On: POVERTY

Oh, when they beat upon a broken guitar
And all the streets, they reek of tropical charms
The embassies lie in hideous shards
Where tourists snore and decay read more »

Cycle of uncertainty spinnin round' and round'
when will it ever stop, when I'm 6 feet underground?
Mom i wanna be just like you
Smokin crack
Dad i wanna end up like you read more »

Expose yourself
As being honest living a good Christian life
Pretend to care for the really poor
With your charity they'll survive
TV-shows to raise huge funds
For refugees left to die
Flee from poverty, caused by war
Fought with weapons your provided read more »

We have the right to state opposition
the thirst for power and profit
we're members of the family now
bitter memories still haunt
deadly weapons life shells are not the only danger read more »

frivolous leaking
of nuclear power plants
explodes the market
of mongoloid chants

who's next for charity
keep in line
crumbs are tasty
when intensions are fine read more »

Words and music by Sting and Stewart Copeland
I don't want to rent a house from you
I don't know how you can expect me to
I ain't moving 'cause I know my rights
Too many homeless on the streets at night read more »

No sitting down on your butt
the world don't owe you

No sitting down in a rut
I wanna show you read more »

All I want is someone to believe in
But who to believe is hard to define
When some say the future is unwritten
Some say the simple things in life are the best
When all is dark and dusty down the tracks
And all paths from exile have roadblocks on all points
Saying no, no way out of here, go back from where you came from
And some say when you’re down you fight the hardest
Some tighten the belt others let go
Someone once said, if you don’t ask you don’t receive
Someone showed me that wri read more »

Say that richard cory
Owns one-half of this here town
With political connections
To spread his wealth around
Born into society, a banker’s only child
He had everything a man could want
Power, grace and style read more »

They say that richard cory owns one half of this whole town,
With political connections to spread his wealth around.
Born into society, a banker’s only child,
He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style. read more »