Lip service

Lip service is a protest song. It's about Birmingham City Council, but it could apply to most local authorities. Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live We see the gloss and words cascade with such ease; I doubt you know you’ve spoken Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live Your broken promises pile festering and smelling as rotten as the black bags lining streets Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live Your tattered fur coat barely covers your bare arse as you say “knickers” to us all Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live Services cut to the bone or sold out for unprincipled profit It’s lip service when money talk [accoustic guitar solo] Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live We see the gloss and words cascade with such ease; I doubt you know you’ve spoken Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live Your broken promises pile festering and smelling as rotten as the black bags lining streets Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live Your tattered fur coat barely covers your bare arse as you say “knickers” to us all Lip service That's all you ever give Each policy you make Makes it harder for us to live Services cut to the bone or sold out for unprincipled profit It’s lip service when money talk