Falling Through the Cracks (Lyrics)

whatever happened to the system we made when public forum's cut off by a barricade small man can't stand up to puppet tories what's a family do when the money's spent and mothers have to choose between food and rent the unfortunate left out by the turn to the right organized by an over privilege thatcherite city's shut down factories cold and grey sees the picket lines and turns the other way doesn't care to hear the angry cries while all those falling through the cracks are wondering why a penny made is a penny burned so you can afford your right to learn legislature sponsored intimidation of students who want their education but when peaceful demonstration falls on deaf ears the sound of smashing glass is all they hear can't see the ears on poverty's face from a private boys club in a walled up place and among the youth frustration grows with no money and no clue about where to go slowly gravitating to the factory hanging a tired head in defeat on an assembly line day after day with the idea it had to be this way no room for hope just shrinking dreams they're finished living just after 18 but the fortunate go off to succeed if a bank account meets all their needs education a privilege for the upper crust and the lower orders can only look up it's a subtle reminder to stay in your place cuz your left with so much time to waste slaving 9 to 5 just to make ends meet thinking now and then if this is how it should be