[Verse 1]

My father always said to me

"You've gotta work hard and provide for your family"

I thought that he was right

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

[Chorus]

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

[Post-Chorus]

And it doesn't sit right with me

No, it doesn't sit right with me

[Verse 2]

I read about 1831

What the men and women of Merthyr had done

They were screaming for 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

[Chorus]

You can have it all and then it’s gone

Please say I'm not the only one

And I won't stop singing this song

Just say I'm not the only one

[Post-Chorus]

And it doesn't sit right with me

No, it doesn't sit right with me

[Bridge]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Post-Chorus]

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