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Helping Themselves

from Where the Thorn Trees Grow by The Yirdbards

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lyrics

Everyone’s helping themselves
They’re doing their best to get more than the rest
And there’s nothing left on the shelf
So get in there fast while the dwindling stocks last
And don’t give a damn for tomorrow
Make sure that you live for today
To get it you’ll beg, steal or borrow
Before it all vanishes away

Don’t try to say it’s unjust
You drank it all up and you just drained the cup
And it was left to you in trust
But you like a fool made an ocean a pool
And what once was a garden of eden
You made into a desert of sand
You could have made it all last forever
But you let it get out of hand

Suddenly all of it’s gone
You were so clever, it would last you forever
And don’t blame the rest you’re the one
You never dreamed it was as bad as it seemed
You wouldn’t heed all the warnings
And you wouldn’t listen to sense
Now you can stand there surrounded by nothing
And wonder where the hell it all went

Everyone’s helping themselves

Time for a Change

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from Where the Thorn Trees Grow, released January 3, 2012
Brian Cookman

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The Yirdbards England, UK

The Yirdbards lead singer Paul Darby first came to prominence in the early ‘70s as one half of the duo Windfall, and over the ensuing years he used his musical talent to raise thousands of pounds for Greenpeace. ‘I sing’ he says, ‘because it gives me pleasure. With The Yirdbards’ line up of cello and acoustic guitars, there’s more space for intimacy and subtlety. ... more

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