Warm yourself by the fire, son, 
And the morning [bad word] soon. 
I’ll tell you stories of a better time, 
In a place that we once knew. 

Before we packed our bags 
And left all this behind us in the dust, 
We had a place that we could call home, 
And a life no one could touch. 

Don’t hold me up now, 
I can stand my own ground, 
I don’t need your help now, 
You will let me down, down, down! 

Don’t hold me up now, 
I can stand my own ground, 
I don’t need your help now, 
You will let me down, down, down! 

Down! 

We are the angry and the desperate, 
The hungry, and the cold, 
We are the ones who kept quiet, 
And always did what we were told. 

But we’ve been sweating while you slept so calm, 
In the safety of your home. 
We’ve been pulling out the nails that hold up 
Everything you’ve known. 

Don’t hold me up now, 
I can stand my own ground, 
I don’t need your help now, 
You will let me down, down, down! 

Don’t hold me up now, 
I can stand my own ground, 
I don’t need your help now, 
You will let me down, down, down!