It starts at the top
Don't blame it on the bottom
Put the problem in a headline
And hope it is forgotten
There's panic on the platforms
There's panic on the shore
Ain't nobody got no money
So they're sleeping on the floor
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't shoot the messenger
They're just giving you a message
Everyone knows the truth's on the lips of the
One who's got nothing to lose
They'll arrest a man who's missing
They'll arrest a man who's dead
They'll arrest a man who's fleeing
Well at least he'll have a bed
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
What's classy if you're rich
But trashy if you're poor
Taking money from the government
Then breaking English law
Desperate times, desperate people
Getting locked up for their sins
While the rich are getting richer
Filling up their wheelie bins
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old
Don't believe everything that you're told
Austerity's a choice and it's getting old