How Can Poor Men Stand Such Times And Live by UB40
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Once the the shops were filled with things that i could buy,
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But the prices of them all have gone sky high,
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Don`t suppose they`re gonna drop gotta get used to the charity shop,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
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Seems like only yesterday food was so cheap,
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Now the cost of eating goes up every week,
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So you search for the best deals have to miss out on some meals,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
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Make that first foot on the ladder they all say,
But on what i`m earning they no there`s no way,
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Ain`t no bankers gonna lend they all got bonus`s to spend,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
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Council housing`s something i will never get,
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Put my name down on the list i`m waiting yet,
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So i`m renting privately landlords profiting from me,
Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
[Steel and Slide Guitar Middle]
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Getting `round is getting harder everyday,
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Used to drive a car but lately there`s no way,
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Trains are only for the rich and the bus fares are a bitch,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
[Steel Guitar InstrumentalBbFBbBbVerse 6]
And the doctors don`t come out no more at night,
They won`t treat you if they think you don`t live right,
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While they privatize the best soon they`ll be no NHS,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
Verse 7]
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Keeping warm is something poor folk`s can not do,
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Because the oil men need a private yacht or two,
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Power companies make gold as the pensioners grow cold,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?,
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Tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?,
Just tell me how can poor men stand such times and live?.
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This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.