Shiny Houses

Shiny Houses
Words & music by Judith Owen
In a country in a small town In a village, full of friends
In a warm house
In a bedroom
Sits a girl who'll never tell

Who'd believe it, who would wonder
Happy families one and all
But there is one that comes to see her
Pins her up against the wall

Where will you go tell me
What will you do to find a friend
Who do you know tell me
When will this NIGHTMARE end
When will this be done

In a country in a city
In street of wealthy men
In a warm house, in a nursery
Sits a boy who's never well

'cause bad things hide in shiny houses
Who can tell when seen afar
Public faces are for public
Darkness makes the brightest stars

Where will you go tell me
What will they do to find a friend
Who will you be tell
How will this nightmare end
When will this be done

Power does what power pleases
Liars tell the best of lies
Everybody hides in plain sight
Keep the secret in the tribe
Bad things hide in shiny houses