Lyrics:

They say there's a mother who cares for us all
Shows us the way when we stumble and fall
Trained and educated to the highest degree
Whoever she is she's not working for me
We've been robbed, we've been wronged, counted the years
And now we're being told to dry off our tears
To show aspiration and swallow our pride
And these are the things that we cannot abide
And when the walls all go up
And troubles in store
And reason and justice is all we ask for
When you're kicking a man
For being down on the floor
Oh, these are the things that I cannot ignore
Oh, these are the things that I cannot ignore
They say there's a nation of more than one tongue
And the children of old foes can sit down as one
They don't give a damn where the other comes from
And this is called marching to the beat of one drum
But while we've all been dreaming of days long ago
We've burnt every bridge and we've shut every door
But no man is an island so far from the shore
And these are the things that I cannot ignore
Oh, when the walls all go up
Then trouble's in store
And reason and justice is all we ask for
When you're kicking a man for being down on the floor
Oh, these are the things that I cannot ignore
Oh, these are the things that I cannot ignore

And you're to say we're to blame but we've heard it before
They've won it this time but who's keeping score
And the little eat less so the richer eats more
These are the things I cannot ignore
When you live by the day at the market's command
Where profit and property's the law of the land
To be held, to be heard, to be dealt a fair hand
These are the things that our people demand
For when the walls all go up and trouble's in store
And reason and justice is all we ask for
When you're kicking a man for being down on the floor
Oh, these are the things that I cannot ignore
Oh, these are the things that I cannot ignore
Ah, ah, ah
These are the things that I cannot ignore