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It's the simple things that often make a difference. A pair of clean dry socks can be worth a fortune to someone who has just helped children from a sinking boat or a refugee child walking miles across a border to go to school each day. Perhaps we could 'put a sock in it' and take some action.

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Everywhere I go and everywhere I see
Desperate people, on the move, fellow folk in need
And what's the common factor, unites us in the street
The truth is simple, plain to see. It's right there at your feet

I say that all our words don't mean a thing
They cover up our shame, our guilty feelings
Action is what counts to make a stand
The little things mean more than that
And I intend to pay it back
Maybe we can lend a helping hand

And put a sock in it. It could be me or you
Put a sock in it. That's the least that we can do
That's the least that we can do

Everything I've done and everything I've seen
Exhausted, beaten, nearly drowned, the shirt stripped from our backs
Exploitation, persecution, still the march goes on
To safety and security somewhere along the track

But are my words enough to mean a thing
Do they just sustain those guilty feelings
Our action's what it took to make a stand
The little things are what we lack
And in the end we'll pay it back
All we want's a little helping hand

So put a sock in it. It could be you or me
Put a sock in it. That's the best that we can be
That's the best that we can be
Be the best that we can
That's the best that we can be
Be the best that we can

Every journey tells a different tale
Unique as fingerprints
Carving out a long hard trail
Not as the press depicts
Can you imagine leaving home
Familiarity
Risk unknown lands, in strangers' hands
For opportunity

It's not so hard these words can mean a thing
There is no need for shame or guilty feelings
Our actions make us who we are, and we will make a stand
The little things are right on track
What we give will come right back
With only just a little helping hand

And put a sock in it. It could be me or you
Put a sock in it. That's the least that we can do
So put a sock in it. It could be you or me
Put a sock in it. That's the best that we can be
That's the best that we can be
Be the best that we can be
Be the best that we can be
Be the best that we can be

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from (Jack Of All Trades) Master Of None, released October 13, 2018
Featuring Jonny Wallis on backing vocals and Joel Howe on bass & drums

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