"Home by the fire" genre: Folk
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	A song about 20th/21st century poverty..contrasting the plight of homeless folk in Western cities and the comfortably off and telling the story of how a comfortably off family end up in a tragic state of poverty and suicide..a song about materialism and spirituality..selfishness and compassion..
	CD: Who made the rainbow?   Label: Expansions Unlimited
	Story Behind the Song The shock of returning to live in U.K. and seeing so many homeless people..particularly young people on the streets..hearing stories and seeing how fragile all of our lives are in the face of sudden unemployment which can result in a download spiral of tragedy..the realisation that we are all interdependent.. Lyrics Home by the fire..children asleep Food's on the table for you Feeling quite tired..work is all done Its nice to come home ..watch the news. Chorus:- Nowhere to live..nowhere to work No-one to come home to at night Nowhere to live..nowhere to work No-one to come home to at night. Eating your meal with family and friends Watching the tele at night A nice glass of wine..life is just fine At work you are doing alright. Mortgage repayments been going right up But managed to pay all the bills Hope for a rise..give the family a surprise Take them abroad if it kills. Family down the road..evicted from their home He went to prison for fraud She was in despair when the kids went in care He came out with no job. Woman all alone..looks for a home A man picks her up in his car Invites her to bed but hits her instead She's left with an ugly big scar. Young teenage boy living in care He gets in trouble with the law Father's out of prison but doesn't know where Mother's turned into a whore. Young teenage girl..life in a whirl Thinks that her parents have died Finds herself pregnant..nobody cares She tries to commit suicide.

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