I hear the sound of bells & sirens Wired alarmed & face to face Intruded in exclusion zone Looking for a sleeping place Locks & clocks & iron bars Barking dogs, securicars Electric lights & concrete grass Getting scared to even ask
Somewhere to go -- Without being arrested Somewhere to go -- Without being scared Somewhere to go -- Without being questioned Somewhere to go -- Where somebody cares
Put on screen to serve the public Here's the problem now drop the subject Asked some questions un-requested Next day quietly arrested A token trials to stop the rumours Hordes of desperate non-consumers In a rush to beat the systematic Silencing of their existence
Somewhere to go -- Without being arrested Somewhere to go -- Without being scared Somewhere to go -- Without being questioned Somewhere to go -- Where somebody cares
And they bought in all their cameras And they made a film about us About my friends and all their problems And now we're on the television
They made a documentary Showed it late night on T.V. Raising audience figures For the regular advertisers The public conscience shivered Then turned the T.V. over This is homelessness delivered Too close to home
Somewhere to go -- Without being arrested Somewhere to go -- Without being scared Somewhere to go -- Without being questioned Somewhere to go -- Where somebody cares Somewhere to go -- Somewhere to go Somewhere to go -- Somewhere to go Somewhere to go -- Somewhere to go Somewhere to go -- Somewhere to go