How will the ruling class keep one step ahead of you? It is quite simple - education cuts will do They realise that knowledge is power And power creates money with which you can buy yourself A decent education or two I've seen your future I've seen your future A generation with nothing left to lose Why are you so quiet When these are fighting times? I don't wanna be a rich man, I don't wanna win the pools I want wealth for all like health care, jobs and schools Unemployment has a devastating effect - Rob someone of their right to work And you know they feel they have nothing left Disagree and you're 'extremist' - and that worries me Stretch a term too far and in the end what does it mean? Ask no questions and you'll still get lies And they will fill your head Your silence can be misconstrued As a vote of confidence Just listen to them - 'We're sorry you're so poor - hey, better luck next time...' In this country fit for heroes, in the air I love to breathe There's a stinking smell of fascism and it's suffocating me While South Africa retains its colonial ways 'Cos its greed creates the scum that rules a land And imprisons its people as slaves Fighting times Fighting times Fighting times Frightening times...