Streets

Violence on the streets now
And this place becomes a ghost town
More white chalkmarks on sidewalks
As we're letting all the kids down

Close down community centres
Shut down the outreach programs
Seems we have a problem with our government
'Cause they're just fucking us without consent!

And when you ask where all the money went
You can guarantee they'll talk about the deficit
Budget cuts and how they're oh so relevant
But I am getting fucking sick of it

There's always funds to start another war
Never enough if it's to help the poor

And they're shutting down another fucking hospital
Another kid gets knifed and falls
His family couldn't really help at all
When every pound they earn is another three spent
Is it any surprise, that to the streets they went
Tryin' to find another way to pay the rent

Silence on the streets now
After dark, a fucking ghost town
And the flowers line the sidewalks
Where there's blood and silhouettes of chalk

And it's such a fucking tragedy
Another child lost to these streets
All because someone got greedy
Pricing out single parent families

There's always funds for their expenses claims
Never for the kids, as they just fade away
You won't remember their names

And they're shutting down another fucking hospital
Another kid gets knifed and falls
His family couldn't really help at all
When every pound they earn is another three spent
Is it any surprise, that just to pay the rent
Out onto the streets they went

And when we ask about the violence
You can be sure they'll blame it on drug use
As they're taking money outta schools
Don't want to invest in disadvantaged youth

And they're shutting down another fucking hospital
Another kid gets knifed and falls
If only he could have stayed in school
Didn't really ever want a life of crime
But he couldn't afford to toe the line
As we ignore the warning signs
When every gram he sells feeds his brothers at home
Is it any surprise that to the streets he goes?
Struggle's real, it's all he knows
The struggle's real, it's all he knows
Struggle's real, it's all he knows
Struggle's real, it's all he knows
It's all he knows
It's all he knows