Standing alone in the rubble

Where once proud houses all stood

They were bought and paid for

By hard work sweat and our blood

This was the dream of the council

Without the peoples consent

They’re using facts and figures

We think they’re truly bent

Our houses all have been blighted

A vision in somebody’s mind

Where are we all going to go too?

Somewhere we cannot find

We know just what you are up to

Big business you’re putting first

Blinded by your ambition

For the glory we know you thirst

They want an affluent society

Meaning we are too poor to stay

Wanting houses for first time buyers

We will be bulldozed away

Will there be roads and car parks

Tower blocks rising so high

All of the new shiny houses

Too expensive for us to buy

When people get their new mortgage

They will scrimp and scrape to pay

A hand to mouth existence

Less shopping that’s what they’ll say

Families cannot afford them

Unless you’ve just won the pools

Where are these affordable houses

We think that they are just fools

They should read all the facts and figures

Study them all through the night

Then with their dream or nightmare

They shouldn’t give all us a fright.