Our Basic Right
Can't meet with my pals, my old local is no more.
Can't chill in my gaf I live at home even though I'm thirty four,
My best friend and her two kids put up decorations this week,
Christmas lights in the hotel room window, now that’s pretty bleak,
Her kids are queuing for hot meals and writing homework at a coffee shop,
The lights wont go on at home, the pressure is mounting, it wont ever stop,
Michael's saving for a house hes working to the bone,
On his own it will take 15 years to afford his first home,
Weve lost a sense of purpose, in society we no longer have a place,
Our mental health is in danger and may always be the case,
We’re a nation underpaid and overcharged, independence is our right,
Were angry and frustrated and were going to start a fight,
The people that sleep alone on the streets dark and cold,
They could soon be joined by many more young and old
Politicians listen , were in an emergency you’re people need you,
Irish people are losing hope and you have a job to do,
Be a government of the people, do it now.
If you dont take action, we will and we will show you how.
Julie Callery
