Where Did All The Promises Go

///***w.a.s.p. the idol 1992, heavy metal song, with electrifying guitar riffs, whammy bars***///

solo : * 125 bpm, Anthemic 1992 heavy metal*

Verse 1

I used to watch them on the television

Standing there with their promises in hand

Saying things were gonna get much better

Saying they would understand

I believed them when I was younger

Thought somebody heard our side

But the years kept taking everything

And every promise slowly died

Pre-Chorus

Now the bills are on the table

And the money's running low

While they're arguing in Parliament

Like they've got nowhere else to go

Chorus

Where did all the promises go?

Where did all the good times go?

We worked our hands until they bled

Just trying to keep a roof overhead

They said they'd never leave us behind

But I can't see them when I look around

Maybe I was a fool to believe

That somebody up there cared about me

Verse 2

I watched my neighbour lose his job

Watched his family leave their home

I saw my mate give up his car

Because he couldn't pay the loan

My old man worked his whole damn life

Never asked for anything

Now he counts every penny twice

Just to see what tomorrow brings

Pre-Chorus

And they tell us things are changing

While we're cutting back again

They shake their heads and make excuses

Then they disappear behind their walls

Chorus

Where did all the promises go?

Where did all the good times go?

We worked our hands until they bled

Just trying to keep a roof overhead

They said they'd never leave us behind

But I can't see them when I look around

Maybe I was a fool to believe

That somebody up there cared about me

Guitar Solo

Bridge

I'm not angry anymore

I've got nothing left to say

I'm just tired of being forgotten

By the people I once trusted to lead the way

I don't want a handout

I never asked for that

I just wanted a decent life

And a chance to give something back

Final Chorus

Where did all the promises go?

Where did all the years disappear?

We gave them everything we had

And somehow they were never here

They told us things would get better

But better never came around

Now I'm standing here wondering

If they ever cared about us at all

Outro

I used to believe in tomorrow

I used to believe they'd understand

Now I just look at the television

And wonder who forgot the working man