Smokestack Children lyrics

Down fire escapes, they must escape To clearer skies and kissing gates From books of verse and poetry To singing grass and raging seas Embroidered on the tapestry of children's faces The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy Burdens borne by tiny hands Pile up like grains of sand The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy Like hungry hawks, their gossip talks Of innocence on iron catwalks The child is raised on factory fumes The sirens sound late afternoon The smokestack children die too soon Burst on Earth like toy balloons The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy Burdens borne by tiny hands Pile up like grains of sand The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy Burdens borne by tiny hands Pile up like grains of sand The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy The jury's verdict finds us guilty Smokestack children sleep uneasy