Richard Thompson

Time to ring some changes

Richard Thompson


This old house is a-tumbling down 
The walls are gone but the roof is sound 
The landlord's deaf, he can never be found 
It's time to ring some changes 

They'll arrest you son if you just stand still 
They'll ask you to pose with your hand in the till 
They'll ask you to die when you've written your will 
It's time to ring some changes 

It's time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 

O the politicians they look so smug 
You say tell the truth and they give you a shrug 
You might find the truth swept under the rug 
It's time to ring some changes 

You pay for your money for your daily bread 
But the bread's gone up so you need more money 
The money's gone down, better borrow instead 
It's time to ring some changes 

Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 

O you fall in love with the girl you've seen 
Diamond studded on a tv screen 
But the change in your pocket won't buy you a dream 
It's time to ring some changes 

So you steal a car and you go for a ride 
You end up sleeping with some girl guide 
And everything you do leaves you empty inside 
It's time to ring some change 

Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes 
Time to ring some changes