Riddle Me Lyrics by UB40

Riddle Me Lyrics

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    Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer me this
    Who owns the chains that bind your wrists
    Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer again
    Riddle me who built the machine
    That washed your brain

    Like parents did before them
    Your parents did the same
    They said do your best, you must pass the test
    You must learn to play the game
    They scrimped and saved and suffered
    To send you off to school
    But if they'd had the cash
    They could've brought the class
    And a different set of rules

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    Riddle me who ..... Etc

    They taught a simple system
    Why they had and you had not
    They said know your place, you can't win the race
    Life's an auction you're the lot
    If you'd ever thought to question
    They would never answer you why
    When they buy your sweat, you are in their debt
    And they own you till you die

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    Riddle me who .... Etc

    You took hook line and sinker
    Everything they fed
    Worked day and night, for most your life
    To earn their daily bread
    Now your old and weary
    And you lay you down to sleep
    With body worn and spirit torn
    What's left is yours to keep

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