Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World), artist - The Christians. Date of issue: 31.12.1992
Song language: English
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 |