Not the Only One

My father always said to me You gotta work hard

Provide for your family

I thought that he was right

(Alright)

Then I got myself a trade

For a working class boy

It's the only way I'll ever

Earn a decent wage

But around me, I see a lot of poverty

Underpaid workers being threatened

With refundency

You can have it all and then it's gone

Please say I'm not the only one

You can have it all and then it's gone

Please say I'm not the only one

And it doesn't sit right with me

No, it doesn't sit right with me

I read about 1831

What the men and women of Merthyr had done

They were screaming for their rights

(Their rights)

It's a new year now, but nothing's changed

The working class just want a decent wage

And we'll keep up the fight

I can't believe what I see

It's a middle class soapbox

Talking right at me

But they don't speak for me

(Not me)

I won't waste my time politicking

When it's time for action

I'll be there kicking

We won't fade away

No way

You can have it all and then it's gone

Please say I'm not the only one

You can have it all and then it's gone

Please say I'm not the only one

And it doesn't sit right with me

No, it doesn't sit right with me

Look around, what do I see?

Our people in grips of poverty

I ask myself, what can I do?

Cause I know we deserve better

I know it's true

So when you're feeling down on your luck

Like you're down and now you

Don't give a fuck

Remember, brother, I've been there before

We will survive and we will get through

You can have it all and then it's gone

And I know I'm not the only one

No, I won't stop singing this song

'Cause I know I'm not the only one

You can have it all and then it's gone

And I know I'm not the only one

No, I won't stop singing this song

Cause I know I'm not the only one

We might be down, but we're never out

We might be down, but we're never out

We might be down, but we're never out

We might be down

But we're never fucking out