Once 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 eating
goes up every week
So you search for the best deals
Have to miss out on some meals
Just tell me how can poor men
Stand such times and live
Get that first foot
on the ladder they all say
But I'm quite Adamant
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
Council housing something
I will never get
Put my name down
on the list I'm waiting yet
So I'm renting privately
landlords profiting from 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 bus fares are a bitch
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 NHS
Just tell me how can poor men
Stand such times and live
Keeping warm is something
poor folks cannot do
Cause an oilmen need
a driving yacht or two
Now the companies may grow
as the pensioners grow cold
Tell me how can poor men
Stand such times and live
Tell me how can poor men
Stand such times and live
Just tell me how can poor men
Stand such times and live