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Mind Over Matter

from A Point on the Map by Karen Law

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Mr and Mrs Jones have such a lovely garden
All around their garden where they're living in the suburbs
Middle income earners way up off the breadline
Hardly even know what unemployment is
Early in the morning, driving to the office
Sitting there in comfort they don't comment on the placards
Of the angry workers standing at the roadside
Trying to stem the closure of the factories

And it's her never mind over his doesn't matter
That keeps the poor man poor and makes the fat man fatter

Mr and Mrs Jones they have three lovely children
Talented are clever they're a credit to their parents
Who think it's worth the effort and know it's worth the money
To buy them all the privilege of the school they're in
Summer term it's sailing winter term its skiing
Their laughter drowns the sound of other voices round the corner
From the local primary trying to raise some funds
To buy the children empty books for writing in

And it's her never mind over his doesn't matter
That keeps the poor man poor and makes the fat man fatter

Mr and Mrs Jones go shopping on a Friday
Supermarket buying lots of goodies for the weekend
We'll try some gourmet cheese and a spot of rose
It's time you know for us to spend a night alone
Plastic at the checkout, pockets always empty
Empty as the solitary figure in the doorway
Who stretches out a hand and points to a petition
To show the world he's hungry and without a home

And it's her never mind over his doesn't matter
That keeps the poor man poor and makes the fat man fatter

And it's her never mind over his doesn't matter
That keeps the poor man poor and makes the fat man fatter.

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from A Point on the Map, released August 25, 1998

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Karen Law QLD, Australia

Karen Law is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Australia whose songs contain honest comfort and life-affirming insight.
Karen sings of journeys, both outer and inner, of healing, recovery and the eternal spirit.

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