you lost the war

work all your life then sell your job

oh lordy

walk down the street and get punched in the gob

oh lordy

your kids get threatened when they go to school

and they don't even know what for

that's when you know you lost the war

prison like a holiday camp

oh lordy

gone for a minute and your car gets clamped

oh lordy

you play the game like they tell you to

and still you end up poor

that's when you know you lost the war

the crooks all laugh coz you're such a mug

oh lordy

the banks say 'we ain't got enough'

oh lordy

then someone comes in the middle of the night

and steals what you worked hard for

that's when you know you lost the war

and everybody thinks they've got a say

the simple truth is you're just in the way

people marching in the street

oh lordy

placards waving fifty deep

oh lordy

someone else takes over

and it's just like before

that's when you know you lost the war

and everybody thinks they've got a say

the simple truth is you're just in the way

fifteen men on a dead man's chest

oh lordy

just coz he wasn't like the rest

oh lordy

they told it was freedom you were fighting for

a country fit for heroes

a paradise for sure

and when you asked for help they kicked you out the door

that's when you know you lost the war