NPWA Lyrics
| Song | NPWA |
| Artist | Billy Bragg |
| Album | Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| <I grew up in a company town | |
| And I worked real hard ‘'til that company closed down | |
| They gave my job to another man | |
| On half my wages in some foreign land | |
| And when I asked how could this be | |
| Any good for our economy? | |
| I was told nobody cares | |
| So long as they make money when they sell their shares | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! | |
| I lost my job, my car and my house | |
| When ten thousand miles away some guy clicked on a mouse | |
| He didn't know me, we never spoke, | |
| He didn't ask my opinion or canvass for my vote | |
| I guess its true, nobody cares | |
| 'Til those petrol bombs come spinning through the air | |
| Gotta find a way to hold them to account | |
| Before they find a away to snuff our voices out | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! | |
| The ballot box is no guarantee that we achieve democracy | |
| Our leaders claim their victory when only half the people have spoken | |
| We have no job security in this global economy, | |
| Our borders closed to refugees but our markets forced open | |
| The World Bank says to Mexico, | |
| We'll cut you off if you don't keep your taxes low | |
| But they have no right to wield that sword | |
| ‘Cos they take their orders from the chairman of the board | |
| IMF, WTO, | |
| I hear these words just every place I go | |
| Who are these people? Who elected them? | |
| And how do I replace them with some of my friends? | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! |
| I grew up in a company town | |
| And I worked real hard '' til that company closed down | |
| They gave my job to another man | |
| On half my wages in some foreign land | |
| And when I asked how could this be | |
| Any good for our economy? | |
| I was told nobody cares | |
| So long as they make money when they sell their shares | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! | |
| I lost my job, my car and my house | |
| When ten thousand miles away some guy clicked on a mouse | |
| He didn' t know me, we never spoke, | |
| He didn' t ask my opinion or canvass for my vote | |
| I guess its true, nobody cares | |
| ' Til those petrol bombs come spinning through the air | |
| Gotta find a way to hold them to account | |
| Before they find a away to snuff our voices out | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! | |
| The ballot box is no guarantee that we achieve democracy | |
| Our leaders claim their victory when only half the people have spoken | |
| We have no job security in this global economy, | |
| Our borders closed to refugees but our markets forced open | |
| The World Bank says to Mexico, | |
| We' ll cut you off if you don' t keep your taxes low | |
| But they have no right to wield that sword | |
| ' Cos they take their orders from the chairman of the board | |
| IMF, WTO, | |
| I hear these words just every place I go | |
| Who are these people? Who elected them? | |
| And how do I replace them with some of my friends? | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! |
| I grew up in a company town | |
| And I worked real hard '' til that company closed down | |
| They gave my job to another man | |
| On half my wages in some foreign land | |
| And when I asked how could this be | |
| Any good for our economy? | |
| I was told nobody cares | |
| So long as they make money when they sell their shares | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! | |
| I lost my job, my car and my house | |
| When ten thousand miles away some guy clicked on a mouse | |
| He didn' t know me, we never spoke, | |
| He didn' t ask my opinion or canvass for my vote | |
| I guess its true, nobody cares | |
| ' Til those petrol bombs come spinning through the air | |
| Gotta find a way to hold them to account | |
| Before they find a away to snuff our voices out | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! | |
| The ballot box is no guarantee that we achieve democracy | |
| Our leaders claim their victory when only half the people have spoken | |
| We have no job security in this global economy, | |
| Our borders closed to refugees but our markets forced open | |
| The World Bank says to Mexico, | |
| We' ll cut you off if you don' t keep your taxes low | |
| But they have no right to wield that sword | |
| ' Cos they take their orders from the chairman of the board | |
| IMF, WTO, | |
| I hear these words just every place I go | |
| Who are these people? Who elected them? | |
| And how do I replace them with some of my friends? | |
| Can you hear us? Are you listening? | |
| No power without accountability! |
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