The man is on the TV, on the papers, on the radionTelling me that things are fine, well is world ain't the same as minenEveryone you know and love is on the unemployment linenIt's a price worth payingnDo you think that we would take their place?n(Keep Papering The Cracks)nnToo scared to venture out into a world that they once fought to freenThe old folks lock themselves away, afraid to step outside the doornCan't let the kids out of your sight, ain't safe to walk the streets at nightnCan't be the things you want to be and things ain't what they ought to ben(Keep Papering The Cracks)nnWe trusted you, you drank the winennYou've got to make a stand, can't keep washing your handsnBut you ain't got a plan. Just keep Papering The CracksnChampagne serenade, you dance and say we've got it madenYou're singing us a Looney Tune, just keep Papering The CracksnnWhat you do, what you say, you tell us there's no better waynMove in a little closer then you hit us with a sucker punchnFighting wars that can't be won, screaming wars, champagne l'amournWe're trampled in the dust and our dreams have all been turned to rustn(Keep Papering The Cracks)nnCan't stop the world, you can't get off, acid rain and acid tonguesnPolluted air, polluted minds, no-one cares and that's the crimenWho's the hero? Who's the villain? Who the hell are you and I?nIt ain't too late, we gotta keep the faithn(Keep Papering The Cracks)nnWe trusted you, you drank the winennYou've got to make a stand, can't keep washing your handsnBut you ain't got a plan. Just keep Papering The CracksnChampagne serenade, you dance and say we've got it madenYou're singing us a Looney Tune, just keep Papering The CracksnnPapering The Cracks