Count yourself lucky for the minutes
The hours and the days
We were singing in the street
When David Bowie passed away
And he left behind a message
Without a shadow of a doubt
Stand up for what is right
And stand up for it now

And I'm slap-bang in the middle
Of this life that I lead
And it feels as though society's collapsing as the seams
And everybody knows it's happening
Still nobody does anything
Welcome to 2016

With it's referendums and it's algorithms
The sudden rise of fascism
That's fuelled by a religious war
The return of the football hooligan
You could say goodbye to Muhammed Ali
Say hello to 2016

Well you can say goodbye to Prince as well
Say hello to laws that still prevent gay people getting married
The dinosaurs are not evolving
The matters go from bad to worse
You can see it in the eyes of homelessness
But that don't bother Nigel Farage
Boris Johnson or Michael Gove
Self-righteous, self-serving twats
Telling us we want our country back
Until we're voted out by a majority
Who are petrified of refugees
And not economic slavery