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The Paper Sea

アーティスト:Leslie Fish  アルバム:Firestorm: Songs of the Third World War 

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I went to work for welfare in hopes to help the poor. The staff showed me a desk and introduced me to the war. They warned me that the battle started right outside the door, And they fought it on the paper sea. They were thirty social workers, forty-seven clerks, Twenty-seven managers all gumming up the works, Three inspectors from the legislature excersizing perks, Barricudas in the paper sea. There were countless regulations, rulebooks by the score, Explaining every policy and system tried before. The money spent on paperwork left nothing for the poor, Abandoned on the paper sea. There were seven hundred forms could be applied to every case To account for every penny, number, name or date or place. The clerks were working overtime but never keeping pace With the waves upon the paper sea. Why these endless papers, administers, and more, All to guarantee there was no cheating by the poor, While for every dollar saved we spent a hundred on the chore Of adding to the paper sea. Outside in the hallway, the poor folk had to wait. The line stretched down the block, coming early, leaving late. Maybe one poor soul per hour ever made it through the gate, Past the boundaries of the


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