Levellers - Sell Out Lyrics
The year is 1991, it seems that freedom's dead and goneThe power of the rich is held by fewKeep the young ones paralized, educated by your liesKeep the old ones happy with the newsTell the singer not to singthis songTell the poet that she's wrongAnd in the courts you'll win the case with linesCos you sold them down the river-oDo I belong to some ancient raceI like to walk in ancient placesThese are the things that I can understandI don't believe in your modern wayDon't care about the things you sayYour policies have failed the test of timeCos you sold them down the river-oNow in a land not far away, there's men in prison because they sayThe colour of your skin is not a questionDid you rally to their side?No, you sat back and let them dieI don't know how you get to sleep at nightCHORUSYour money market goes round and roundThe pound goes up, the dollar goes downAnother South American forest cut downYou need the power for your new townsCos you get scared when the night comes downWon't you tell me where it is that we are bound?CHORUS
