Union Songs

Golden Parachutes

A Song by Ian Louth©Ian Louth 2007

The Earth was slowly turning warming in the sun
We were moving forward escaping oblivion
A new age was beginning the poor might soon be fed
Wall Street investment brokers lay restlessin their beds

Nothing could be better bonus's were up
Wine was spilling over from the brimming golden cup
Writing worthless paper on which we did depend
Yet no one saw the storm approach, it all just had to end

Chorus:
Yes but some are looking wary, some are buying votes
some are softly landing on golden parachutes
Yes but some are looking wary, some are buying votes
some are softly landing on golden parachutes

Many lost their savings while others lost their jobs
A dark cloud gathered over those being quietly robbed
The future once so certain now appeared remote
Confidence began to wane as people lost their homes

One day we might recover some of the loss of faith
In a culture so corrupted it would surely have to break
Greed and rampant avarice reckless disregard
Cold manipulation collapsed the house of cards

Six trillion dollars and millions destitute
some are softly landing on golden parachutes
6 million million dollars no one to prosecute
but some are softly landing on golden parachutes

Notes

Many thanks to Ian Louth for permission to add this song to the Union Songs collection.

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union songs..........a selection by mark gregory