Vultures Of Christmas

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The ads on the telly show homesteads With fairy lights glowing inside And when I hear my doorbell ringing I look for somewhere to hide Well, I know that the neighbours are talking And I know what they all like to say They say, "That one has nothing to her name" Now they're trying to take it away [Chorus] 'Cus you can't pay the rent with a candle You can't build a house from a flame You can't expect somethin' from nothin' And you can't expect different from the same [Verse 2] You better keep up your a-payments It's the bit they don't want you to see Now I'm sayin', "My daughter is trouble" But I know the real trouble is me Too much wine, too much vodka And the tears are starting to run I won't see the face of my daughter When she finds out what I've done [Chorus] 'Cus you can't pay the rent with a candle You can't build a house with a flame You can't expect somethin' from nothin' You can't expect different from the same [Verse 3] On Christmas Day it was snowin' And the house was as quiet as can be The neighbours outside are still talkin' Saying, "How in the hell can this be?" Now the daughter will stay at her uncle's And the banks all have nothing to say But the Vultures of Christmas had got her She was buried on Stephen's Day