Henry parked his tractor in Whitehall Turned to the camera to explain My lifestyle is under threat, he said It’s causing my accountant great pain
The only way to farm this land, he said Is if your father was a farmer too And if your granddad owned it before him Then farming’s what you’re born to do
Like being a millionaire, I thought The bit that was going unsaid Why’s the right to own and work the land Restricted to the born and bred?
Henry and the tractors were holding up traffic Like Just Stop Oil in tweed caps Barbour coats and green wellies A Reform UK uniform, perhaps
Like mustard-trousered Farage Defending the interests of his class Henry parked his tractor in Whitehall What a fucking arse
Just Stop Oil getting on a plane Gap year protest I hear you all complain But you know she’s right and she has a life too What exactly do you think that she’s supposed to do Affected by the issues, here’s a helpline you can ring It might make you feel better, but it won’t change a damn thing
Not a damn thing
You could be more mindful, here’s a book to colour in But that won’t stop the fascism they’re tryin’ to usher in Or you could do some yoga, do a downward dog or two Take a deep breath and welcome in the new you Affected by the issues, here’s a helpline you can ring It might make you feel better, but it won’t change a damn thing
Not a damn thing Not a damn thing
It won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything It won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything…. (Yes, we can)
One has got the eyes, the other’s got the stare There ain’t a fag paper between them to be fair They ain’t on your side, you know this much is true They ain’t on your side, so what you gonna do Affected by the issues, here’s a helpline you can ring It might make you feel better, but it won’t change a damn thing
Not a damn thing Not a damn thing
They won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything They won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything…yes, we can
How about some CBT or pop a pill or two How about you drown it out in your choice of booze Maybe you could meditate, and it would be OK Maybe if we stick together there’s a better way Affected by the issues, here’s a helpline you can ring It might make you feel better, but it won’t change a damn thing
Not a damn thing Not a damn thing
It won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything It won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything…yes, we can
Just Stop Oil getting on a plane Just Stop Oil glued to the road again You say the wrong tactics at the wrong time But what are you prepared to do to combat climate crime Affected by the issues, here’s a helpline you can ring It might make you feel better, but it won’t change a damn thing
Not a damn thing Not a damn thing
It won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything It won’t change a damn thing, but we can change anything…yes, we can
Not a damn thing Not a damn thing Not a damn thing Not a damn thing
Steve White & The Protest Family 