Song Description
Austerity, Economic squeeze, Struggling to get by
| Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
Unique - Soundtracks, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless, Annoyed |
Subject |
Economics, Money |
| Similar Artists |
The Pet Shop Boys, Fleetwood Mac |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
DAYS OF AUSTERITY (FINGERNAILS)
Words and Music by Laurence Conway
© (all rights reserved) Laurence Conway, 2016
Verse 1:
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
Prices up
Wages cut
The wind's knocked out of our sails
Verse 2:
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
More in debt
Discontent
It's all gone right off the rails
Chorus:
These are DAYS OF AUSTERITY
We crave some prosperity
We won't hold our breath
Cos that train's gone
Grim, dark DAYS OF AUSTERITY
Mean tightened belts for you and me
We're told to stick it out
Don't say how long
Verse 3:
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
Those fattish cats are still the portly cats
It's gone beyond the pale
Verse 4:
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
And the gulf between the Haves and the Have-Nots is vast
Right off the scale
Repeat Chorus
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
Repeat Chorus
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails
Nowadays we're just clinging on by our fingernails