Smokestack Children (Arranged Band Version) 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 lift fire lights like grains of sand
The jury's verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
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 lift fire lights like grains of sand
The jury's verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands lift fire lights like grains of sand
The jury's verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy...