I've been down park lane
And it stinks like any other street
And I don't want to go to
Where you find life is cheap

The beggars all want to be loved
Just like anyone
But I won't buy you drugs
And carry the misery on

The desire of now, no desire to know how, the desire of poverty
The desire for new, the desires of a few, the desire of poverty

You got the logo labels
But you got no food to eat
If they gave you a million dollars
You'd blow it in a week

The world owes you a living
Or so you think
You drag your children down
Leave them teetering on the brink

The desire of now, no desire to know how, the desire of poverty
The desire for new, the desires of a few, the desire of poverty
The desire of want, the desire for won't, the desire of poverty
The desire to need, the desire of greed, the desire of poverty

The desire of now, no desire to know how, the desire of poverty
The desire for new, the desires of a few, the desire of poverty

We're all in the gutter
But some of us are looking up
Born with a silver spoon
But you drink from a plastic cup

The tacky icons you worship
They 'ain't worth a thing
You've set your sights too low
You can't see the pain it brings

The desire of now, no desire to know how, the desire of poverty
The desire for new, the desires of a few, the desire of poverty
The desire of want, the desire for won't, the desire of poverty
The desire to need, the desire of greed, the desire of poverty

The desire of poverty
The desire of poverty
The desire of poverty