Benefit Street - Phil Hare

Benefit Street Lyrics

See the cameras rolling
people at the door
hell's sake hinny, don't know what it's for
See the cameras rolling
we're all on the TV
not the way that I thought
it would ever be.
See the cameras rolling
Johnny's doing crack
just stand clear there pet
they'll stab you in the back
See the cameras rolling
now we're on TV
that is what they're saying, is reality.
See the cameras rolling
kids won't do to sleep

high as kites on sugar
running in the street
see the cameras rolling
we're all on TV
got one in the kitchen
Can't afford the fee.
See the cameras rolling
Maggie's off her head
shouting and a-swearing
wishin' she were dead
See the cameras rolling
we're all on TV
someone's getting money
sure as hell ain't me.
See the cameras rolling
now we're in the news
Everybody's saying: glad it's not my shoes
See the cameras rolling
will they ever go?
We're out of pocket actors
in some great freak show.
(Phil Hare @2015 March Hare Productions)
Lyrics Submitted by Stephanie Hare