MUSIC, SONGS
&
POETRY
& POETRY
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MUSIC
SONGS
POETRY
WEBSITE COPYRIGHT KEITH HOUGHTON 2005 COPYRIGHT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS REMAINS SOLELY WITH AUTHOR OR COMPOSER |
POETRYCHILDREN'S PLAYTIMEWhere
are the children going to play When
they take the parks away Cut
down the trees and paint it all grey It’s
just ready for the taking Instead
of trees, and flowers and grass Replace
it all, with concrete and glass Consider all that lovely brass That,
investors could be making But
they do apologies for any distress Though
you must realise it’s all for the best And
where this could lead, you can only guess So
it’s pointless you complaining And it’s no use saying you didn’t know The
plans have all been well on show It’s
wasn’t our fault, nobody could be bothered to go A
decision had to be taken They
say it’s nice to hear the children sing Playing
on the slides and swings But
happiness doesn’t seem to mean a thing To
a large business corporation They’ll
just build another superstore Stack
the shelves high and sell you more To
increase their profits by the score Is
their one and only consideration And
as a public sweetener They’ll
build a nice new sports centre Though
it’ll cost the earth for you to enter It’s
seems such a high price to pay And
to guarantee security Install
the latest C.C.T.V So
you can park your car in complete safety While
keeping the locals at bay But
they do apologies for any distress Though
you must realise it’s all for the best And
where this could lead, you can only guess So
it’s pointless you complaining And it’s no use saying you didn’t know The
plans have all been well on show It’s
wasn’t our fault, nobody could be bothered to go A
decision had to be taken I’ve
heard it said, they’re just a bunch of City Bankers Who
operate a shady practice With
sympathetic local councillors Who guarantee the scheme For
we all know it’s money that talks And
in a choice between that and parks We’ve
lost the fight before it starts I
suppose, we’re all just living in a dream While
they keep apologising for any distress That
you must realise it’s all for the best And
where this could lead, you can only guess So
it’s pointless you complaining And it’s no use saying you didn’t know The
plans have all been well on show It’s
wasn’t our fault, nobody could be bothered to go A
decision had to be taken
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