Smokestack Children Lyrics

Down fire escapes
They must escape
To clearer skies
And kissing gates
From books of verse and poetry
To singing grass and raging seas
Embroidered on the tapestry
Of children′s faces

The jury's verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands
Lifted by our life like grain in the sand
The jury′s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
The jury's verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy

Like hungry hawks
Their gossip talks
Of innocence
On iron catwalks
The child is raised on factory fumes
The sirens sound late afternoon
The smokestack children die too soon
Burst on earth like toy balloons

The jury's verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands
Lifted by our life like grain in the sand
The jury′s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands
Lifted by our life like grain in the sand

The jury′s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy