Lyrics for Progressives (iv) - The Proclaimers

"What Do You Do"

Yeah I know you're right
I see it in your fierce eyes
Me, I never thought straight
Since the day I had the first doubt

Yeah I know you're right
And I'll back you to a point pal
But I'll never be constrained by
Another man's ideas now

Spent too long on this road
Looking for the answers
But poverty and failure
Aren't what I'm after

I painted "fight" on factories
But they closed the factory down pal
Gonna find out where the heart's gone
Gonna find out where the nerve's gone

What do you do
When democracy fails you?
What do you do
When the rest can't see it's true?

Pat votes the Scots way
Just like her mother
But South always takes all
Just like her brother

The next time she might vote
So might the others
But times running out pal
'Cause they're giving up in numbers

What do you do
When democracy's all through?
What do you do
When minority means you?

What do you do
When democracy's all through?
What do you do
When minority means you?

"Sunshine on Leith" (release date: 1988). Lyrics transcribed by Sour Duck.

Related links:

• "The Proclaimers: They're Gonna Be" by Andrew Marcus, Phoenix New Times
• Wikipedia entry for Scottish independence
• The Proclaimers Official Site