John Ralston All Day Long lyrics

This is a song about the innocent
Who died at the hands of a desperate man
He trusted those and he thought he knew
He trusted those who he looked up to

I'll never forget the joy in his face
He'd laugh and he'd cry and he'd ruin my place
He'd drive me crazy and he'd drive me wild
I used to scream and shout all day long, oh, oh

All day long, yeah, yeah
All day long, oh, oh
All day long, yeah, yeah

Now I hope you know this song

Is about a child who now has gone
And other children like him, too
Abused and used by what adults do

So don't tell me about politics
Or the problems of our economics
When you can't look after what you can't own
You scream and shout all day long, oh, oh

All day long, yeah, yeah
All day long, oh, oh
All day long, yeah, yeah