There is no civil war
No bagman at the door
Take the latest PR line with hook and sinker televised
There is no civil war
There is no help to share
Place for refuge or space to spare
Miles of bodies swarms of eyes this spreading sickness useless lives
There is to help to spare
But don't lose heart
There was none at the start
And no love to part with
I'm just an honest man
Do my work as best I can
Bleeding hearts won't balance cheques, I weigh your lives do more with less
I'm a pragmatic man
So register your paperwork
We'll stamp and seal what you are worth
If you had whiter coloured skin expatriate not immigrant
Foreign words to brand and burn you
But don't lose heart
There was none at the start
And no love to part with