Mike Read: "Buy my single or you just don't care about the world."

Former British DJ Mike Read has released a new charity single which deals with many of the problems faced by the world in 2008. Yet, two weeks on from the CD's release, sales remain woefully low. Speaking at a publicity event for the single named "Read my Lips" Mr Read stated "People have a choice, don't buy the single and do nothing about the world's problems, or set off a chain reaction that gets our leaders to wake up and change the world. That is the choice. I just can't believe people are so apathetic."

Here are the lyrics:

Read my Lips
Written and performed by Mike Read

There was an earthquake in China,
But together we can build a liner,
That takes us to a better place...

There was a monsoon in Burma,
But you don't have to be a learner,
To sail the ship that takes us to a better place...

Read my lips
Read my lips
With some shaking hips,
And the world's microchips,
We - yes, we can do better.

Mugabe committed fraud,
But you don't need to use a sword,
To steer towards a better place...

Fuel costs are climbing,
But together the world is chiming
A bell that lets us know we're going to a better place...

Read my lips Read my lips
With some shaking hips,
And the world's microchips,
We - yes, we can do better.

No real hope for Tibet,
But I'm willing to place a bet,
That this song can take us to a better place...

The Lisbon Treaty is stuck,
The EU is in the muck,
But the EU and the world can find a better place...

Read my lips
Read my lips
With some shaking hips,
And the world's microchips,
We - yes, we can do better.

Read my lips
Read my lips
With some shaking hips,
And the world's microchips,
We - yes, we can do better.

If the whole world sings this song...