Forgotten Voices

Mother stares at the fires in the night

wonders if she'll be alright

thinks of her son wrapped up in his bed

prays his dreams don't turn to nightmares

shes worked hard to give him what he wants

shes not adverse to buying in the shops

and things get hard

she turns to Dad and her trusty credit card

Have you walked in my shoes?

Do you think this is what I'd choose?

Have you made up your mind?

Or has the media made you blind?

Do your prejudices rule your life?

Mother stares at the fires in the night

wonders how they can make it right

her son stopped coming home long ago

now he sits with his friends and that is all he knows

When she was young she tried to make a change

but all she knows is a council estate

things been hard but now it is worse

she can't buy food - is that all she's worth?

Have you walked in my shoes?

Do you think this is what I'd choose?

Have you made up your mind?

Or has the media made you blind?

Do your prejudices rule your life?

People moan and say just get a job

but theres a hundred other people for each new start

people moan and say the dole is too much

but its ridiculously hard and its easy to get stuck

Have you walked in my shoes?

Do you think this is what I'd choose?

Have you made up your mind?

Or has the media made you blind?

Do your prejudices rule your life?

forgotten voices

lost choices