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