Bill Beare - City Hall Lyrics

Woohoo! Look at you!
Got an idea in your head, something you wanna do?
Whoa! Rarin' to go
Got a fire in your belly and yourself on show
Sure enough, hot stuff! All pumped up and tough
Well, go slow, GI Joe. There's something you should know

Well, if you think when you push, they're somehow gonna give
Well, I'd just stay shush 'cos they know where you live
And I tell you for sure that it's as bad as it looks
'Cos the reason for the law's to protect the crooks, yeah
Yeah, everybody's fun is in the rackets that they're runnin'
And secure at the core are the ones that make the laws
Who are getting' it galore, fun and flavor flowing from 'em, yeah
So pull your head down, son, and get on with your life
Count your blessings, realize, get the message, get wise

'Cos you can't fight city hall
'Cos might is right and it takes it all
Might as well talk to the wall
It's sewn up so tight that you just can't fight city hall

I do just like that daddy of mine
I struggle as I straddle that poverty line
I bend and I buckle for every dollar and dime
And I dream of better ways to spend my time
I do my shift for the schizen I earn
I do my bit and I listen and learn
And you betcha gotta bite your tongue as you grow
And choose who you fight 'cos if there's one thing I know
It's that you can't fight city hall

Well, I've been keep my ear so close to the ground
There's a rumblin' and a hummin' and it's all around
It's slow and it's growing rising up from the grave
And it knows the all-knowing and it's strong and it's brave
It's not a revolution or a tidal wave
It's a realization situations can be saved
Put away your ire for the time that it takes
Because just like the fire it can burn but it bakes
And the time will come when they reap what they sew
But for now put down the gun, lie still, lay low
No, no, it's not the way to go

'Cos you can't fight city hall. ... They got it stitched up tight with a smile so bright
Well, you might not like it but there's just no fightin' city hall. Well, not right now