UB40 describes a narrator stuck in poverty with mounting bills and no way out. The song captures desperation and frustration, repeating the refrain about having nothing to turn to and the pressure to survive under economic strain.
It just come in. But what is working hard? All they give you is your car, and you know there's not much you can say. So you take what they give. You've no money to live, and your family don't understand. After all these years, They will end up in tears with the mountain of bills in their hands. When your lesson is learned, there's nowhere to turn, and it's no use pleading for help. When you're left on the heap, there is nothing to keep you from going and helping yourself. When you're left on the heap, there is nothing to keep you from going and helping yourself. When you left that nigga, there is nothing to keep you from going and upping yourself. When you left that nigga, there is nothing to keep you from going and upping yourself.
UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming / Madness - Too Hot To Handle ft. UB40 / One in Ten (Live)
