Lyrics Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World) - The Christians

Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World)

The doubt of work sends the out of work man
To city a hope and a home
One door shuts here another two slam
Yes he’s homeless he’s hopeless alone
Row upon row of a castle in Spain, make up a fool’s paradise
The still born brainchild of a main with no brain
The ballot box baby that died
Oh Hooverville, and they promised us the world
In Hooverville, said the streets that were paved with silver and gold
Oh Hooverville, yes they promised us the world
Crying for the moon
Dirty faced children sit in the road, in the shanty town shacks they call home
The comfort of knowing they won’t be there long
Is the only comfort they know
A young scream a young dream is lost in the night
Along with the young will to live
Along with the masses, that gave up the fight
A fight for a reason to live
Oh Hooverville, and they promised us the world
In Hooverville, said the streets that were paved with silver and gold
Oh Hooverville, yes they promised us the world, in Hooverville
And as fools we believed every last word they said
I believed every last word you said
Oh Hooverville, and they promised us the world
In Hooverville, said the streets that were paved with silver and gold
Oh Hooverville, and they promised us a roof above our heads
In Hooverville
And as fools we believed every last word they said
Their hope is so high, when they arrive
Their hope is their only possession in life
Another man dies, another man cries
Mr Politician open up you eyes
Open up your eyes
Crying for the moon