You can’t beat a good conversation

Over a friendly beer,

In comfortable surroundings.

Every Friday night we get together,

Me and the lads.

 

So the Brexit question comes up;

Who was right,

Who was wrong?

What should we do?

But it gets too hard,

So we move on.

 

Then someone mentions the Health Service;

Why is it struggling ?

Is it underfunded?

Or mismanaged?

Why can’t we get an appointment?

But it gets too hard,

So we move on.

 

And pensions;

Why do we have to wait longer to retire?

Is it a benefit?

Or a right?

Is the government running a Ponzi scheme?

But it gets too hard,

So we move on.

 

And we have an in depth discussion

About the important stuff;

Something we all feel strongly about,

Have different opinions on.

Was it a penalty?

That, too, is hard,

But we carry on talking.