Nodding Like You're Listening

Nodding like you’re listening

When the redundancy’s announced

And the checks have bounced

And the substances emerge for abuse

And nodding like you’re listening

When the little heads preach

And the loggerheads reach

Dictums no-one even bothers to deduce

Nodding like you’re listening

When your child is revealed

And your future is sealed

But you’re nodding like you give a goddamn

And you’re nodding as though listening

When the criticism mounts

And the invisible mobs pounce

And keep nodding til the slaughter of the lamb