Our one and only shelter
Save us from the ball and chain, oh yeah
From those who shed no tears?
It's not just bricks and mortar
Save us from the ball and chain
Motorways and office blocks
Save us from the ball and chain, oh yeah
Crushing on the memories of people
We are lambs to slaughter
The diggers and the tower cranes
Don't want your compensation
They're standing on the spot where stood a home
Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain, oh yeah
The diggers and the tower cranes
The diggers and the tower cranes
Save us from the ball and chain
Who have since turned to stone, ah
Don't want demolition
Save us from the ball and chain
They've turned to stone, ah, they've turned to stone
The diggers and the tower cranes
The diggers and the tower cranes
Your games, your helter skelter
Must we live in fear
