Beat of the Drum

If you don't do what you're told We're going to lock you away Strip you of who you are And all of your family Yeah we'll give you a sense of work Yes but without any pay Put you to the back of the queue One that's growing everyday But I'm not the only one There's more where I come from The more that we speak out The louder the beat of the drum The louder the beat of the drum Just like snakes and ladders We take you back to the start We load the dice take your self esteem Then we break it apart When will the suffering Political hype ever end Where where will all the sick go To find a healing friend But I'm not the only one There's more where I come from The more that we speak out The louder the beat of the drum The louder the beat of the drum Why can't the strong Why can't they heal the weak Could it be they're up to the knee In the riches that they seek And why why can't the rich Pay their fair share Cause we all know that you know It's the poor what got them there But I'm not the only one There's more where I come from And the more that we speak out The louder the beat of the drum The louder the beat of the drum The beat of the drum