Bastard Landlord
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โฑ๏ธ 3:10 duration
๐ ID: 131840
๐ Lyrics
Oh Lord, won't you tell me, I'm sure I don't know
Who makes the plans that change our lives so
From a place in the country, so peaceful and calm
We moved up to London as the bombs fell around
At the street by the river where the rent, it was cheap
The landlord, he told us, "It's yours to keep"
For a regular payment, week after week
You'll always have a roof under which you can sleep
The years had passed by, the war came to an end
We lived out our lives, did nothing to offend
But the landlord's conditions, yearly they grew
With the size of his gut and his housing values
He'd kneel on a Sunday and pray to the Lord
For the deals of love his world cannot afford
When the bastard, he came 'round to raise up our rent
We swallowed our pride and we smiled our best
Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
When you go, you're all alone
They'll carve your name where you lie
And I for one no tears will cry
Greed knows no boundaries, greed does not feel
I'm damned if I'll die for a profiting deal
The woman next door, she just passed away
For the rent grew so high that she just couldn't pay
And there in the bed she closed up her eyes
The last time they gazed on this world of lies
With nowhere to go and nothing to say
She went to the next world and the bastard, he smiled
Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
Where would you go, you're all alone
They'll carve your name where you lie
And I for one no tears will cry
Oh Lord, won't you tell me, I'm sure I don't know
What makes some people so callous and cold
I've lived in this house for 44 years
My children were born here, it's here I'll grow old
A curse on you, bastard landlord, be damned
Who needs one more house like a beach needs more sand
I'll stay here 'til I'm done, only then will I go
It was never meant that one man should treat the others so
Who makes the plans that change our lives so
From a place in the country, so peaceful and calm
We moved up to London as the bombs fell around
At the street by the river where the rent, it was cheap
The landlord, he told us, "It's yours to keep"
For a regular payment, week after week
You'll always have a roof under which you can sleep
The years had passed by, the war came to an end
We lived out our lives, did nothing to offend
But the landlord's conditions, yearly they grew
With the size of his gut and his housing values
He'd kneel on a Sunday and pray to the Lord
For the deals of love his world cannot afford
When the bastard, he came 'round to raise up our rent
We swallowed our pride and we smiled our best
Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
When you go, you're all alone
They'll carve your name where you lie
And I for one no tears will cry
Greed knows no boundaries, greed does not feel
I'm damned if I'll die for a profiting deal
The woman next door, she just passed away
For the rent grew so high that she just couldn't pay
And there in the bed she closed up her eyes
The last time they gazed on this world of lies
With nowhere to go and nothing to say
She went to the next world and the bastard, he smiled
Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
Where would you go, you're all alone
They'll carve your name where you lie
And I for one no tears will cry
Oh Lord, won't you tell me, I'm sure I don't know
What makes some people so callous and cold
I've lived in this house for 44 years
My children were born here, it's here I'll grow old
A curse on you, bastard landlord, be damned
Who needs one more house like a beach needs more sand
I'll stay here 'til I'm done, only then will I go
It was never meant that one man should treat the others so
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.82] Oh Lord, won't you tell me, I'm sure I don't know
[00:11.78] Who makes the plans that change our lives so
[00:14.97] From a place in the country, so peaceful and calm
[00:18.35] We moved up to London as the bombs fell around
[00:21.86] At the street by the river where the rent, it was cheap
[00:25.35] The landlord, he told us, "It's yours to keep"
[00:29.04] For a regular payment, week after week
[00:32.31] You'll always have a roof under which you can sleep
[00:35.86] The years had passed by, the war came to an end
[00:39.42] We lived out our lives, did nothing to offend
[00:43.07] But the landlord's conditions, yearly they grew
[00:46.43] With the size of his gut and his housing values
[00:50.18] He'd kneel on a Sunday and pray to the Lord
[00:53.51] For the deals of love his world cannot afford
[00:57.14] When the bastard, he came 'round to raise up our rent
[01:00.62] We swallowed our pride and we smiled our best
[01:04.51] Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
[01:07.77] When you go, you're all alone
[01:10.96] They'll carve your name where you lie
[01:14.55] And I for one no tears will cry
[01:18.48]
[01:25.31] Greed knows no boundaries, greed does not feel
[01:28.47] I'm damned if I'll die for a profiting deal
[01:32.02] The woman next door, she just passed away
[01:35.49] For the rent grew so high that she just couldn't pay
[01:39.13] And there in the bed she closed up her eyes
[01:42.72] The last time they gazed on this world of lies
[01:46.17] With nowhere to go and nothing to say
[01:49.69] She went to the next world and the bastard, he smiled
[01:53.50] Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
[01:56.71] Where would you go, you're all alone
[02:00.12] They'll carve your name where you lie
[02:03.62] And I for one no tears will cry
[02:07.53]
[02:13.90] Oh Lord, won't you tell me, I'm sure I don't know
[02:17.89] What makes some people so callous and cold
[02:21.06] I've lived in this house for 44 years
[02:24.46] My children were born here, it's here I'll grow old
[02:28.14] A curse on you, bastard landlord, be damned
[02:31.51] Who needs one more house like a beach needs more sand
[02:35.17] I'll stay here 'til I'm done, only then will I go
[02:38.62] It was never meant that one man should treat the others so
[02:42.43]
[00:11.78] Who makes the plans that change our lives so
[00:14.97] From a place in the country, so peaceful and calm
[00:18.35] We moved up to London as the bombs fell around
[00:21.86] At the street by the river where the rent, it was cheap
[00:25.35] The landlord, he told us, "It's yours to keep"
[00:29.04] For a regular payment, week after week
[00:32.31] You'll always have a roof under which you can sleep
[00:35.86] The years had passed by, the war came to an end
[00:39.42] We lived out our lives, did nothing to offend
[00:43.07] But the landlord's conditions, yearly they grew
[00:46.43] With the size of his gut and his housing values
[00:50.18] He'd kneel on a Sunday and pray to the Lord
[00:53.51] For the deals of love his world cannot afford
[00:57.14] When the bastard, he came 'round to raise up our rent
[01:00.62] We swallowed our pride and we smiled our best
[01:04.51] Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
[01:07.77] When you go, you're all alone
[01:10.96] They'll carve your name where you lie
[01:14.55] And I for one no tears will cry
[01:18.48]
[01:25.31] Greed knows no boundaries, greed does not feel
[01:28.47] I'm damned if I'll die for a profiting deal
[01:32.02] The woman next door, she just passed away
[01:35.49] For the rent grew so high that she just couldn't pay
[01:39.13] And there in the bed she closed up her eyes
[01:42.72] The last time they gazed on this world of lies
[01:46.17] With nowhere to go and nothing to say
[01:49.69] She went to the next world and the bastard, he smiled
[01:53.50] Bricks and mortar, kingdom of stone
[01:56.71] Where would you go, you're all alone
[02:00.12] They'll carve your name where you lie
[02:03.62] And I for one no tears will cry
[02:07.53]
[02:13.90] Oh Lord, won't you tell me, I'm sure I don't know
[02:17.89] What makes some people so callous and cold
[02:21.06] I've lived in this house for 44 years
[02:24.46] My children were born here, it's here I'll grow old
[02:28.14] A curse on you, bastard landlord, be damned
[02:31.51] Who needs one more house like a beach needs more sand
[02:35.17] I'll stay here 'til I'm done, only then will I go
[02:38.62] It was never meant that one man should treat the others so
[02:42.43]