Sisters Of Mercy-Weddings Parties Anything

[ti:Sisters Of Mercy] [ar:Weddings Parties Anything] [al:Roaring Days] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sisters Of Mercy - Weddings Parties Anything [00:21.00]Oh the winds they were [00:22.57]Howlin both ragged and cold [00:24.74] [00:25.76]Through the grey Melbourne [00:26.82] [00:27.61]Streets in the pre-Christmas days [00:29.59] [00:31.00]And the Sisters of [00:32.36]Mercy looked out [00:33.70]Through their tents [00:35.32]At the fires in petrol drums [00:37.76] [00:38.90]They seemed to say [00:39.78] [00:41.39]Have we come to this [00:42.54] [00:43.39]Is it all we can do [00:44.88] [00:45.97]To sit here and wait [00:47.27] [00:48.60]To see the thing through [00:49.82] [00:51.04]But to dig in their heels [00:52.63] [00:53.62]Was a thing they'd been taught [00:55.10] [00:55.88]So they painted a sign and it said [00:58.09] [00:58.96]"Blow your horn if you support" [01:00.55] [01:06.10]Oh Sister of Mercy [01:07.53] [01:08.88]Why can't they see [01:10.12] [01:11.06]That a daughter of [01:12.19] [01:12.70]Charity you'll never be [01:15.32] [01:16.32]It's a wicked old game [01:18.64]That the government plays [01:19.91] [01:21.12]When they treat you like dogs [01:22.67] [01:23.23]Then you must have your day [01:25.81] [01:34.84]It's a telephone vote [01:36.46] [01:37.18]Everyone grab your phones [01:38.88] [01:39.60]All the people dial [01:40.98] [01:42.19]In from their luxury homes [01:44.14] [01:45.09]It was easy to do [01:46.92]Far too easily done [01:48.75] [01:49.30]Well the thumbs they went down [01:51.20] [01:52.29]It was three against one [01:53.71] [01:55.09]And none of us now [01:56.29] [01:57.38]Can know how that felt [01:58.64] [01:59.43]But they strengthened [02:00.61]Their stance and they [02:02.82]Tightened their belts [02:03.49]And the papers they all [02:04.83]Said "no beer for Christmas" [02:05.99] [02:07.20]It seemed such a shame [02:08.74] [02:09.50]While the nurses sat [02:10.85]Out in the wind and the rain [02:14.85] [02:19.69]Oh Sister of Mercy [02:21.06] [02:22.31]Why can't they see [02:23.59] [02:24.69]That a daughter of [02:26.11]Charity you'll never be [02:28.51] [02:29.83]It's a wicked old game [02:31.66]That the government plays [02:33.58] [02:34.56]When they treat you like dogs [02:36.05] [02:36.59]Then you must have your day [02:38.82] [02:58.27]Well the girl on the six [03:00.54]O'clock news looked concerned [03:02.01] [03:03.31]As she told of the [03:04.78]Developments bitter and bold [03:07.49] [03:08.24]But I could not help [03:09.92]Wonder what she got for Christmas [03:12.18] [03:13.39]And was there a story [03:14.80] [03:15.58]We hadn't been told [03:17.11] [03:18.27]In the newsroom [03:18.90] [03:19.69]At the breakup the whole [03:21.59]Thing was fine [03:22.32] [03:23.05]But they never drank beer [03:24.45] [03:25.76]The bastards drank wine [03:26.99] [03:28.31]While down on the pickets [03:29.69] [03:30.74]They cared not for beer [03:32.23] [03:32.75]Just for health [03:34.01]Just for welfare [03:34.73] [03:35.89]Just for their hard [03:37.09] [03:37.65]Fought careers [03:38.14] [03:43.21]Oh Sister of Mercy [03:44.47] [03:45.85]Why can't they see [03:47.11] [03:48.07]That a daughter of [03:49.28]Charity you'll never be [03:51.99] [03:53.13]It's a wicked old game [03:55.17]That the government plays [03:56.80] [03:57.94]When they treat you like dogs [03:59.41] [04:00.21]Then you must have your day [04:02.07] [04:02.99]When they treat you like dogs [04:05.03]Then you must have your day [04:08.72] [04:12.67]You will have your day someday