Billy Bragg – It Says Here (Guitar)

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It says here that the unions will never learn

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And it says here that the economy is on the upturn

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And it says here we should be proud that we are free

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And our free press reflects our democracy

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Those braying voices on the right of the house

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Echo down the street of shame

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Where politics mix with bingo and tits

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In a money and numbers game

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Where they offer you a feature on stockings and suspenders

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Next to a call for stiffer penalties for sex offenders

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It says here that this year's prince is born

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And it says here "d'you ever wish that you were better informed?"

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And it says here that we can only stop the rot

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With a large dose of law and order and a touch of the short sharp shock

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Is this does not reflect your view you must understand

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That those who own these papers also own this land

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And they'd rather you believe in Coronation Street capers

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In the war for circulation, it sells newspapers

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Would it be an infringement of the freedom of the press to print

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Pictures of women in states of undress?

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When you wake up to the fact that your paper is Tory

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Just remember there are two sides to every story