If It Weren’t For …

If it weren’t for hangovers, I’d get drunk every night
If it weren’t for employers, employment would be alright
If it weren’t for delays, the train wouldn’t be late
If it weren’t for the state, the welfare state would be great
If it weren’t for the puncture, I’d be riding my bike
If it weren’t for the job cuts, we wouldn’t need to strike
If it weren’t for the sick people, the hospital could cope
If it weren’t for despair, we’d be brimming with hope
If it weren’t for the goalie, the striker would score
If it weren’t for the rich, no-one would be poor.