bread and roses

lawrence mass
1912
tens of thousands of women textile workers go on strike
to demand fair wages and better hours
safe working conditions
overtime pay
an end to child labor
they are brutally attacked
housed firebombed
children harrased
leaders jailed
two young women carried a banner
"we want bread yes, but roses too"
and aint that the truth
and aint that what our lives need to be
but aint that god damned hard
cause its always good films
and bizzare hookups
redwine and degrassi
the format and old d/c records
joni mitchell told me to be a free man in paris
bertolucci painted it on the screen
fitgerald touched my soul with it
its always been going_home
but now i just want to leave
they told me to live like its the latest attraction
but i do it hiden in a closet and a corner
where no one can see inside of me
tyring to finding an escape
go back down back to my sweet home
but god damn it
red wine and sex and books
wont change the fucking world
but neither will bread alone
bread and roses
bread and roses