A Town Called...

A Town called Desperation  
Suburban deprivation  
That look of resignation  
This Town called Desperation  
 
APR and interest fees  
Rent arrears, life's big squeeze  
Heat or eat, Friday comes  
Sink or swim, do the sums  
 
Robbing Peter, paying Paul  
The Man in Black, takes it all  
Six foot tall, above the law?  
Rat-a-tat-tat, door to door  
 
Ain't no game of hide and seek  
Never ending, prey on weak  
On the drip, never never  
Sinking teeth, grind together  
 
A Town called Desperation  
Social deprivation  
Suicidal hesitation  
This Town called...