Whole lot of trouble.
Scraping the barrel, scraping the plate,
"Abandon Hope" on the factory gate,
They took my job and they shipped it overseas.
Looked for another, couldn't find none,
Winters here, the summers gone,
Seems like the whole damn town is on it's knees.
And it's a whole lot of trouble, that's come this way.
Pawned my watch, pawned my rings,
Wish i was a bird, wish i had wings,
They can fly south when the going here gets tough.
But i got a family, so i gotta stay,
Got one kid, and another on the way,
We get relief, but it don't go far enough.
And it's a whole lot of trouble, that's come this way.
Got mixed up in a dodgy deal,
But a desperate man, will beg or steal,
To keep the dogs and the ravenous wolves at bay.
Cops are sniffing, they're hot on the trail,
If it leads em here, it could end in jail,
Expecting a bang on the door now anyday.
And it's a whole lot of trouble, that's come this way.
Laughing charlie, took it hard,
He lost it all, when they closed the yard,
We all tried to help, but no one could.
He left his smile in the photo booth,
He left his troubles, on the car park roof,
And jumped into a pool of his own blood.
And it's a whole lot of trouble, that's come this way.
One by one, the candidates come,
Expensive suits, real handsome,
Smiling and kissing the babies as they pass.
But handsome is, as handsome does,
They've never done jack shit for us,
If they want this baby's vote, they can kiss my ass.
And it's a whole lot of trouble, that's come this way.
