Suspect Device
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SUSPECT DEVICE
(Fingers/Ogilvie) Inflammable material is planted in my head It's a suspect device that's left 2000 dead Their solutions are our problems They put up the wall On each side time and prime us And make sure we get fuck all They play their games of power They mark and cut the pack They deal us to the bottom But what do they put back? (Chorus:) Don't believe them Don't believe them Don't be bitten twice you gotta suss, suss, suss, suss, suss out Suss suspect device They take away our freedom In the name of liberty Why don't they all just clear off Why won't they let us be They make us feel indebted For saving us from hell And then they put us through it It's time the bastards fell (Chorus) Don't believe them Don't believe them Question everything you're told Just take a look around you At the bitterness and spite Why can't we take over and try to put it right (Chorus) We're a suspect device if we do what we are told But a suspect device can score an own goal I'm a suspect device the Army can't defuse You're a suspect device they know they can't refuse We're gonna blow up in their face STATE OF EMERGENCY (Fingers) You're looking for something But what could it be? You look for a hero Well don't look at me You look for solutions But there's none you can find You believe in something That's only in your mind You're looking around you But hate has made you blind And you've spent the last ten years of your life In this emergency So please don't just sit there Let's try to break out From all the hatred Suspicion and doubt Try to change your life That is no life at all Try to break down the imaginary wall And if you couldn't be bothered Well then, my friend, you'll fall And spend all the rest of your life In this emergency HERE WE ARE NOWHERE (Fingers) Friday night's here, what's the scene? Nothing to do, y'know what I mean? Nothing on the telly, there is no late-night show No shows in town, there is no place to go Here we are nowhere, nowhere left to go Is it a crime to be young Cos every time we have some fun They put us down and tell us that we're wrong Every time they sing the same old song Here we are nowhere maybe that's where we belong You know it's not but what do we do Don't look at me now I'm looking at you And sitting there won't change a thing Must we only wait and see what the future will bring WASTED LIFE (Fingers) I could be a soldier Go out there and fight to save this land Be a people's soldier Paramilitary gun in hand I won't be a soldier I won't take no orders from no-one Stuff their fucking armies Killing isn't my idea of fun (Chorus) They wanna waste my life They wanna waste my time They wanna waste my life And they've stolen it away I could be a hero Live and die for their 'important' cause A united nation Or an independent state with laws And rules and regulations That merely cause disturbances and wars That is what I've got now All thanks to the freedom-seeking hordes (Chorus) I'm not gonna be taken in They said if I don't join I just can't win I've heard that story many times before And every time I threw it out the door Still they come up to me With a different name but same old face I can see the connection With another time and a different place They ain't blonde-haired or blue-eyed But they think that they're the master race They're nothing but blind fascists Brought up to hate and given lives to waste (Chorus: repeat) NO MORE OF THAT (Fingers) They never ask us if we want a war Who do they think they're talkin' for Cos we never get no say They have to have it all their way (Chorus:) Oh, we want no more of that You can't push us under the mat Oh we want no more of that The man who pulls the trigger's not to blame He's only playing their deadly game And he know he just can't win Or someone else will pull the trigger on him BARBED WIRE LOVE (Fingers) I met you in No Man's Land Across the wire we were holding hands Hearts a-bubble in the rubble It was love at bomb site (Chorus:) All you give me is barbed wire love All caught up in barbed wire love Tangled up in barbed wire love Throw my leg over barbed wire love Barbed wire love snags my jeans Barbed wire love When I fell it was awful nice Caught when not suspecting vice The night was rife with wasteland life You set my arm alight (Chorus) Blasted by your booby traps I felt the blow in both knee-caps Your eyes did shine Your lips were fine And the device in you pants was out of sight (Chorus) BREAKOUT (Fingers/Ogilvie) Ain't got no money but I don't give a damn 'Cos when I get it I spend it fast as I can Ain't got no worries, at least none I can see Gotta make a fast connection then I'll be free I gotta (Chorus:) Break out and leave this life behind Break out and see what I can find Might lose I'm gonna try my luck Might win don't really give a fuck And I gotta try 'cos I gotta know If I am the winner or the star of the show Can't stand routine for another day Rules and regulations getting in my way I gotta (Chorus) And I won't let anyone put me down I ain't gonna be nobody's clown I won't be taken in by their promises, no I'm gonna try on my terms this time So if I can do it you can do it too Why don't you try it you've got nothing to lose A boring job living from day to day Do something different try to break away LAW AND ORDER (Fingers/Ogilvie) Everybody's down in the centre of town Doing nothing wrong we're only hangin' around They put you up against the wall Make loud mouthed jokes just to make you feel small Laugh at your appearance and the clothes you wear Call that justice just isn't fair (Chorus:) Talking bout their law and order They don't do what they ought to Law and order There's no justice in it, None! I had a friend who was lifted by the law Lifted and shifted and dumped on the floor They treated him like shit Kicked him the head and then laughed when he bled Spat in his face and pulled his hair Call that justice just isn't fair (Chorus) I'm not trying to say we're always right No-one's saying that it's black and white All I'm saying is we don't agree I don't think like you don't think like me I hope you never do And that's the way they try and run this land How they hold you down and keep you in hand You're just a pawn in their game Just another number you aint got a name Just a little punk y'know they don't care Call that justice just isn't fair. (Chorus) ROUGH TRADE (Fingers/Ogilvie) Record boss said we would be a smash Yeah, go straight to Number One He talked of hits and tours and lots of cash And all the time it wasn't on And I believed every word was true yeah I swallowed every line I believed every word he said And I didn't find out in time (Chorus:) We were betrayed, betrayed, betrayed Betrayed, betrayed by rough trade lies We quit our jobs and got all set to fly Your promises had us riding high but it's a dirty rough tough trade we find "Yeah we agreed, but you hadn't signed Sorry son, gonna have to throw you Our lawyers say we don't even know you" Music is money, kids are no-account fools You trade in us, we get betrayed by you (Chorus) And you're sitting there in your London office Snug and warm And you think that you've won but Just remember this is just round one We're gonna do it our way We're gonna make it on our own Because we've found people to trust People who put music first (Chorus) Why can't you tell us the truth? Why did you lie to us? JOHNNY WAS (Marley) Woman hold her head and cry Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died From a stray bullet Woman hold her head and cry Accompanying her was a passerby Who saw the woman cry Wondering can she work it out Now she knows that the wages of sin is death The gift of God is life Oh, oh, oh, oh Johnny was a good man oh yeah Woman hold her head and cry Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died Just because of the system Woman hold her head and cry Comforting her I was passing by And I saw the woman cry She cried, oh, oh, oh, oh Johnny was a good man Never did a thing wrong Take it down Johnny went out on a Saturday night Never hurt anybody never started no bar room fight Johnny never did nobody no wrong Never hurt anybody never hurt anybody Johnny was a good man Johnny, Johnny, Johnny... Johnny was a good man (Repeat) In a top floor flat in the middle of the night There's a man with rifle and Johnny in his sight, I said oh no, we can't let that kind of thing happen here no more Oh no Johnny, Johnny, Johnny... A single shot rings out in a Belfast night and I said oh Johnny was a good man Can a woman's tender care Cease towards the child she bears Johnny (Repeat) ALTERNATIVE ULSTER (Fingers/Ogilvie) Nothin' for us in Belfast The Pound's so old it's a pity OK, there's the Trident in Bangor Then walk back to the city We ain't got nothin' but they don't really care They don't even know you know Just want our money And we can take it or leave it What we need is (Chorus:) An Alternative Ulster Grab it and change it it's yours Get an Alternative Ulster Ignore the bores and their laws Get an Alternative Ulster Be an anti-security force Alter your native Ulster Alter your native land Take a look where you're livin' You got the Army on your street And the RUC dog of repression Is barking at your feet Is this the kind of place you wanna live? Is this where you wanna be? Is this the only life we're gonna have? What we need is (Chorus) They say they've got control of you But that's not true you know They say they're a part of you And that's a lie you know They say you will never be Free free free Get an Alternative Ulster, Alternative Ulster, Alternative Ulster Closed Groove (Fingers/Ogilvie) Punctuality's a waste of time Now nostalgia is past its prime History's a thing of the past Being first just cannot last (Chorus:) Beep beep I'm an answering machine I mean to say I say what I mean Beep beep I've got very strong views Plug in any loop tape you choose My one single fault is modesty I'm changing my views consistently Amnesia's a thing I try to forget Who can't kick gambling? Want to bet? (Chorus) The case for racism is black and white If you want world peace you've got to fight Must do what you're told to be free Think what you like if you agree with me (Chorus) Speak whenever you hear this tone (X6) Scream whenever you hear this tone (X12) STRAW DOGS (Fingers/Ogilvie) All things are relative with cousins everywhere Hard-nosed blue-eyed boys, intelligent and fair You gotta pitch in for your kith and kin Holding the line to save our skin Pound for pound we'll take the shilling It takes a man to make a killing Action men must sterling be Fight for freedom but not for free (Chorus:) Bark and bite, might is right We're the dogs of war Bark and bite, might is right If the price is right....Dogs of straw So let's go far to the new frontier It's in the blood defending near and dear Action men must sterling be Fight for freedom but not for free (Chorus) A man must do what he must do To prove what life is all about Admit you must admire our guts If only cos they're hanging out (Chorus) Dogs of straw, bark and bite Dogs of straw, might is right Dogs of straw, stab and hate Dogs of straw, split and rape Dogs of straw, gouge and blind Dogs of straw, crunch and grind Dogs of straw, mash and maim Dogs of straw, cash and fame Dogs of straw, cut and kill Dogs of straw, guts for sale YOU CAN'T SAY CRAP ON THE RADIO (Fingers/Ogilvie) Oh flip oh gosh oh golly gee We really shocked the local rock disc jock Oh crumbs oh boy oh sugar me The poor bloke nearly went right off his block We only told him what we did and didn't like And then we used that word and he jumped on the mike You can't say that on the radio You can't say that on the radio yes we all do it but you can't refer to it You can't say that on the radio Oh flip oh gosh oh golly gee We said the word and got our knuckles rapped But if he didn't want to know Why did he ask our views on all that crap? Oh now we've done it and we've really got it wrong Not even Uncle John will get to play this song Cos you can't say crap on the radio You can't say crap on the radio We all do it but you can't refer to it You can't say crap on the radio Of course we teach freedom of speech But say as we say and not what we preach We know your sort you little guttersnipe Don't give us none of that shit Oh flip oh gosh oh golly gee But now we know how we touched a sore spot Oh crumbs oh boy oh sugar me It's plain to see what got him bothered and hot We thought that it was just something that you said But then we realised it was all he played Cos he can play crap on the radio You can play crap on the radio Be careful what you say And you can play shite all day You can play crap on the radio Crapital radio GOTTA GETTAWAY (Fingers/Ogilvie) Gotta gotta gettaway, gotta gotta gettaway You know there ain't no street like home To make you feel so all alone Plenty of folk to tell you what to do But they don't speak the same language as you (Chorus:) They wanna have me here Have me and hold me near Hold me down fasten and tie But the cars are all flashing me Bright lights are passing me I feel life passing me by The fuss is buzzing in my head My father argued and my mother begged It's not their words ain't tugging at me But gotta stretch them break them get myself free (Chorus) Gotta gotta gettaway, gotta gotta gettaway I'm leaving home WAIT AND SEE (Fingers/Ogilvie) When we started we thought we were great Tho' nobody else agreed Just you and I wasting our time Playing and singing out of key And they said we played too loud Cos we didn't play for their crowd We just told them 'Wait and see' We had no money but still we went on Trying to get some gear A smashed up cymbal and an old snare drum Our financial state was clear And they said we should give up They said we didn't have a hope And we still told them 'Wait and see' We worked harder got better in every way Got some other friends involved Pretty soon we found we knew how to play We'd got all our problems solved But I swear to this day I could see you drifting away But I told myself 'Wait and see' Then came the day you said goodbye We tried to smile but had to cry You knew that you'd be missed And we wished you all the best But still we wished you would stay Till then you were a part of everything And everything that might have been And now that everything has turned into what is If you'd have waited you'd have seen But you gave yourself the sack Now there's no turning back Now all your future's 'Wait and see' You're not good enough, You're not good enough You're not good enough to be a dance band They told us But we're not giving up, We're not giving up we're not giving up We'll show them FLY THE FLAG (Fingers/Ogilvie) Gimme a country that's red white and blue Gimme the British way honest and true Gimme the chance to be one of the few Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme Gimme a nation where people are free Free to do and free to be Free to screw you before you screw me Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme (Chorus:) Cos, I'm all right, I'm all right Union Jack, fly the flag Gimme a Britain that's got back the Great a race of winners not cramped by the State And only the helpless get left at the gate Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme (Chorus) AT THE EDGE (Fingers) Back when I was younger they were talking at me Never listened to a word I said Always yap yap yapping and complaining at me Made me think I'd be better of dead I don't want to talk about it I don't want to hear no lip Take your share don't shout about it That's your lot remember you're a kid They would always teach me that to swear was a sin Always speak your mind but not aloud Think of something that you want to do with your life Nothing that you like that's not allowed I've no time to talk about it All your stupid hopes and dreams Get your feet back on the ground son It's exams that count not football teams (Chorus:) And I'm running at the edge of their world They're criticising something they just can't understand Living on the edge of their town And I won't be shot down Taught me to defend myself and to be a man How to kick someone and run away Gave me everything that any young man could need But don't understand why I won't stay Here's your room and here's your records Here's your home and here you'll stay Here's somewhere I don't believe in Wish someone would take it all away (Chorus) NOBODY'S HERO (Fingers/Ogilvie) I think it's time we talked this over I think you've taken this too far I never wanted to be different Didn't ask to be nobody's star Try to take control of it Cos what you see is what you get Try to take control of it and not me You say there's talk of revolution-so what's new? You say there's fighting in the air You think that I've got the solutions But do you really think that's fair? Try to take control of it Cos what you see is what you get Try to take control of it and not me (Chorus:) Don't wanna be nobody's hero I don't wanna be nobody's star Don't wanna be nobody's hero Get up get out be what you are You think it's time you took me over To do what you can't do yourself But don't let heroes get your kicks for you It's up to you and no one else Try to take control of it Cos what you see is what you get Try to take control of it and you'll see (Chorus) You think you're nobody, and I have all the fun But no one is a nobody, everyone is someone (Chorus) Be what you are DOESN'T MAKE IT ALL RIGHT ( B. Goldberg / J. Dammers ) Just because you're nobody It doesn't mean that you're no good Just because there's a reason It doesn't mean it's understood (Chorus:) It doesn't make it all right It doesn't make it all right It's the worse excuse in the world And it doesn't make it all right Some people think they're really clever To smash your head against a wall Then they say 'You got it my way' They really think they know it all (Chorus) Just because you're a black boy Just because you're a white It doesn't mean you've got to hate him Doesn't mean you've got to fight (Chorus) It doesn't make it all It doesn't make it all It doesn't make it all right I DON'T LIKE YOU (Fingers/Ogilvie) If I thought you could find a way I'd tell you to go get lost But why ask you to pay attention When you brain can't stand the cost? Look at you and the state you're in Next to you even a brick is thin (Chorus:) You oughta scratch from the human race You are a waste of a name A waste of time and a waste of space You've only one claim to fame I don't like you If a thought came in your head It'd die of loneliness You rate absolute zero No more and not even less Look at you, oh what a state Next to you short planks are underweight (Chorus) Annoyed annoyed, no I'm not paranoid Cos that would mean I'd have to care And I couldn't be annoyed You don't entertain ideas You simply bore them You couldn't find your feet If you were looking for them Looking at you is hard for me Next to you is nowhere to be (Chorus) NO CHANGE (Fingers/Ogilvie) Why do you talk that way? It's not what you used to say Can't you see things my way? I feel so strange I'm still the friend you knew Surely you know it's true? Why can't I get it through That there's no change One day things were oh so right But all that changed overnight And now it seems that all we do is fight Why should things be different now? I try to talk but you just row It seem that's how you want it anyhow Why can't you just see It's you who's changed not me? Those thought are in your head They're not real But you still talk that way That's all you'll ever say You'll never see things my way I feel so strange I'm still the friend you knew Tho' you can't see it's true Why don't you get it through That there's no change TIN SOLDIER (Fingers/Ogilvie) He joined up to get a job and show he wasn't scared Swapped boy scout hat for army cap, he thought he'd be prepared At the age of 17 he was forced to choose At the age of 21 he's in Catch 22 He joined up for just three years, it seemed a small amount But they didn't tell him that the first two didn't count At the age of 17 how was he to know That at the age of 21 he'd still have one to go? (Chorus:) Tin soldier, he signed away his name Tin soldier, no chance for cash or fame Tin soldier, now he know the truth Tin soldier, he signed away his youth He joined up cos Dad knew best, to do right by his son And now he hates and counts the dates that mark time on square one At the age of 17 he did as he was told Now at the age of 21 tin still won't turn to gold (Chorus) If at the age of 17 you fall in line too soon Then at the age of 21 you'll still march to their tune Tin soldier, you signed away your name Tin soldier, no chance for cash or fame Tin soldier, you never see the truth Tin soldier, you sign away your youth Tin soldier, you go and join the queue Tin soldier, do what they want you to Tin soldier, they take away your name Tin soldier, they treat you all the same Sign away your life LISTEN (Fingers/Ogilvie) It seems so easy in the light of day And when we`re there it always feels OK But then again I`m so alone when I am by myself And can I ever count on someone else? And then you say Chorus Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Why don`t you listen to your heart Listen to your heart This kind of thing keeps me awake at night It gets so I can`t sleep without the light And then again I wonder what I`m really wondering for Cause where we`d be I never felt so sure And so you say Chorus Oh, it`s not as bad as it seems Oh, it`s not as crazy as my dreams As my dreams Alright I know that I can make it through I have no doubts here as I talk to you But then again Chorus twice You gotta understand ROOTS, RADICALS, ROCKERS AND REGGAE (B.O'Riley, Arr. Fingers) You roots, you radicals, you rock to the reggae You roots, you radicals, you dub to the reggae you roots, you radicals, you skank to the reggae, you roots Let there be peace in the east, peace in the west You roots, you radicals and all the rest I said peace up north, peace down south Peace in the ghettoes all round about We are all in a one and one in all So throw away the guns and the war's all gone Throw away the hunger and the war's all gone Throw away the fighting and the war's all gone Throw away the grudges and the war's all gone. C'mon you roots, you radicals, you rock to the reggae You roots, you radicals, you dub to the reggae You roots, you radicals, you skank to the reggae, you roots Love and respect you itren and protect your little sistren And the same shall return to you, my friend I said don't fight against no colour class or creed For on discrimination does violence breed I said we are all in a one and on in all So throw away the guns and the war's all gone Throw away the hunger and the war's all gone Throw away the fighting and the war's all gone Throw away the grudges and war's all gone C'mon you roots, you radicals, you rock to the reggae You roots, you radicals, you dub to the reggae You roots, you radials, you skank to the reggae, you roots Come on now Comfort the afflicted and keep them from harm Let age be protected and the infants be strong GO FOR IT You got to pass the bowl and make the food go round Cos that's the only way to trample crime to the ground Equal rights and justice for one and all Cos only through liberty freedom shall form Don't fight against no colour class nor creed For on discrimination does violence breed We are all in a one and one in all So throw away the guns and the war's all gone Throw away the hunger and the war's all gone Throw away the fighting and the war's all gone Throw away the guns and the war's all gone Throw away the hunger and the war's all gone Throw away the fighting and the war's all gone Throw away the grudges and the war's all gone JUST FADE AWAY (Fingers/Ogilvie) She asks for more and I give less Why can't she see it's obvious I mean no but she takes yes I make it clear but she don't guess. She comes around it gets me down But she don't catch a hint I drop She turns up it turns me off And she don't know when to stop. What am I supposed to do? How to gently break the news? How to get the message through? Perhaps I should just fade away. She asked me out and I gave in Then she gave out and I felt mean I really want no more of us So I stay home, she comes across. She comes round I turn her down But she bounces back again She comes on I turn her off But she don't get what's really plain. What am I supposed to do? Got to get the message through Got to make her see the truth I wish she would just fade away. Do you want to know do I love you? The answer's no, is that straight enough for you? She asked for it I told her flat That I don't want no more of that I've really had you up to here And I don't even like you near. If you come round I won't be in I can't stand to see your face If we meet up then count me out Why don't you just fade away? Fade away When love's not love When love's not love When love's not love Fade away. THE ONLY ONE (Fingers/Ogilvie) It makes you so angry, You rage and rage again But you can't spit it outside, it's bottled in your brain You feel it in the darkness, the rage inside you grow And you know you're a stranger, in the room below (Chorus:) There are no words to say just what it is you mean But if you feel it's real it's real it's real It makes you so angry, why can't they see red? Can no-one else imagine, what can't be said? You try to put it over, but that gets you nowhere You wouldn't have to bother, if you didn't care (Chorus) And as for all the rest, they think you're in a mess And say that the know best But you know better, you keep your temper It proves that you're still alive It makes you so angry, a rage that's all your own It makes you fell so lonely, but you're not alone For I still feel it that way, and he and she do too And it's enough for us to know, that it's enough to know. (Chorus) What you feel is real You're not the only one. HITS AND MISSES (Fingers/Ogilvie) Look at every man you meet It can be him on every street The woman's waiting for the next attack Bold black headlines made in dark Show how the man can make his mark The woman learned it from her dad How he can be like Jack the lad (Chorus:) Hits and misses I do you will Love and kisses yours in hell. Look at him in every face The woman see and takes her place He rips at her heart, till death them part Everywhere she see his power Sees how Michael Caine takes a shower See herself in houseproud adds Gatefold Miss World Page, Three Miss X (Chorus) I'm not talking about a psycho-killer Sonny, it's not one of those It could be you, it could be me It's someone we all know See him walk down any street The woman fears and hears his feet If his team lost, then she get beat Neighbours shrug, go back to chatter Just a man who's on the batter Then he gets his legal way, on just another Saturday (Chorus) KICKING UP A RACKET (Fingers/Ogilvie) I sit and I don't make a sound While I watch the speakers pound And mum shouts up to turn it down Cos I'm waking up half the town But I don't hear a word that's said While the needles hit the red, I'm just Kicking up a racket Kicking up a racket I don't smoke and I don't drink But like to see the max lights blink They say that they can't sleep a wink But I don't want to hear me think Life's no fun and life is dull Unless you turn the knobs up full, I like Kicking up a racket Kicking up a racket I know a shop that sells All you need for decibels As long as what they got ain't quiet Spend every penny in trying to buy it I like electric toys I like making noise, I love Kicking up a racket Kicking up a racket Don't care what mom don't allow Gonna play it my way anyhow Bashy tunes speak volumes Gimme a row, gimme a row, gimme a row Louder louder louder louder Kicking up a racket Kicking up a racket Here I stand and in my hand This guitar is really the man As long as I can go Blam blam Don't care if you can't hear the band Don't care what who else does Turn it up and feel the buzz, hear me Kicking up a racket Kicking up a racket Attack attack attack it It's a racket racket racket Kicking up a racket SAFE AS HOUSES (Fingers/Ogilvie) She makes a home and she stays mum About the things she might have done She keeps her eyes firm on the ground, to set her own life Makes up her face and not her mind, to be a wife There was a time away back then She might have thought to think again But then through dolls and schoolyard games, like ma before her She learned girls play the family way' don't look for more She's just playing, playing safe Playing houses, safe as houses Here on this street when they were kids He built his dreams with coloured bricks But comes the time for him to prove that he's a man now He gets a wife and makes his move to three doors down He's playing, playing safe Playing houses, safe as houses For there was no-one there to say It didn't have to be that way You never get the best of you When you do what they expect you to You've heard it all, how you're no use You're born to fail, so follow suit But if you feel and got a dream, don't dare ignore it Cos that is what you've got to be, you must go for it Don't play it, play it safe A plague on houses, safe as houses SILVER LINING (Fingers/Ogilvie) They tell you not to worry, they say they're terribly sorry But that's the way it has to be, for the likes of you and me Just be good and know your station Always look on the bright side Keep you faith and keep your patience Your reward is after you've died (Chorus:) So don't be told, don't be consoled Things are so bad, you can never make do And there's always someone better off than you They tell you that's your future, it's all down to human nature Simply settle for what you got, that's destiny and that's your lot All of us cannot come first, yes what you have is second best But it might be a good deal worse Third world peasants get even less (Chorus) Do you care that it's not fair? Is this the way we have to live? I know I care, and I want an equal share Even if it mean I have to give The people who are on top Say that you should keep your chin up and They are keen to show you, the unhappy ones below you But I want to more of that stuff, that's looking at it upside down And the world has got money enough for us to make it go around so Don't be told, don't be consoled Don't be ruled and don't be fooled Because things are so bad you can never make do And there's always someone better off than you PICCADILLY CIRCUS (Fingers/Ogilvie) Piccadilly Circus in the bed of night Just passing time beneath the lights Up in town and all alone Got no business so minds his own The hotel room is lonely and cold He might as well go for a stroll Idly looking in a hi-fi shop Footsteps, a chuckle and one hard slap And they didn't even see his face See him flinch or hear him groan They didn't even see his eyes One mean blow and on they ran He put his fingers to his side And felt his flesh was open wide He felt the rent the blow had made For the hand that fell had held a blade And they didn't even see his face See him stumble, hear his cry They didn't even see his eyes Just lashed out in passing by What can it mean? Who can makes some sense of that? Did it mean a thing to them? What can make a mind like that? Though forty stitches helped him over Who can live life over his shoulder? He tried to put it in his past And flew safe home back to Belfast And they didn't see his face See him stagger watch him fall They didn't even see his eyes They never knew him at all Never knew him, tried to kill him Never knew him, tried to kill him BACK TO FRONT (Fingers/Ogilvie) On cheap returns to summer places Awayday herd, all out in the heat Kicking black looks in sunshine faces A race to vote with their feet Back to front Flock off to find someone to play with He's not like us he must be done Buckets and spades to make your day with It hurts so good it must be fun (Chorus:) And it's "Made in London town Fists are up to knuckle down Because we are the boys who've got the noise and clout" And it's argue upside down Black and white and wrong way round Infight, outright, uptight, downright, inside out Back to front Fight on the beaches and back home streets Welcoming in with outclenched hands Standing on others with your own feet You've got to prove that you're a man (Chorus) I glance over my shoulder As they head for the past But I've still got my eyes up ahead I'm not going back to front Back to front Back to front Back to front, upside down, inside out, wrong way round Back to front, upside down, inside out, wrong way round Back to front MR FIRE COAL-MAN (C.S. Dodd/arr.Fingers) (Chorus:) Hey I hear you calling Mr Fire Coal-Man Come and do your work You never see smoke without fire What you reap you got to sow, now repeat (Chorus) The man who lives by the gun now bound to die by the gun now repeat (Chorus twice) The youths are wailing in the streets now Jacky get up off the floor now repeat (Chorus twice) FALLING DOWN (Fingers/Ogilvie) Someone's falling down tonight While facing front you stand and scream for more The room jumps hot and chucked aside The empty cans teeter across the floor But at the edge the girl who shows in every crowd And never seems to have enough Is tossed by waves of sound and up on music loud When all at once it gets too much Someone's falling down, someone's falling down Because she can't stand no more Someone's falling down She says her mother kicked her out She's got no name and no home to telephone She's hitching rides and sleeping out But she's OK with nowhere else to go So what else can you do but simply pick her up And watch her simply walk away Does no-one care enough you know it's not enough To put her on her feet again Someone's falling down, someone's falling down Is it me or you or who? Someone's falling down WON'T BE TOLD (Fingers/Ogilvie) I don't know but I won't be told The streets of heaven are paved with gold I'm gonna stop looking over my shoulder to check what's right I'm gonna stop thinking it over and start tonight Do it fast or do it slow Do it once then let it go I don't know, I don't know I don't know, but I won't be told You're gonna stop looking over my shoulder to see what I'm at Okay, you're a little bit older. Okay, all right, so what You did it thus, you did it so The difference is you think you know I don't know, I don't know I don't know, still I won't be told I don't know and I won't be told I'm not putting myself on hold I'm not buying and I won't be sold I won't find out till I'm out of control I'm gonna stop being cautious and sober, get out and get on I'm gonna start taking me over, and off on the run You did it once, I don't care how Cos that was then and this is now I don't know, I don't know I don't know, but I won't be told I don't know, and I hope I live before I get old I don't know, I don't know I don't know, and you can't tell me LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE (Hurley/Wilkins) Living on Government hand-outs Water in the milk from a hole in the roof Where the rain comes through What can you do? You can't move You got tears from your little sister Crying cos she don't have a dress without a patch in For the party to go Aw, but you know she'll get by cos she's.... (Chorus:) Living in the love of the common people Smiles through the heart of the family man Poppa's gonna buy you a dream to cling to Momma's gonna love you just as much as she can And she can It's a good think you don't have bus fares They would fall through a hold in you pocket and you'd lose 'em In the snow on the ground You gotta walk into town to get a job Trying to keep yourself warm But the hole in your shoe lets the snow comes through And chills you to the bone So you better go home where it's warm and you can (Chorus) Living on dreams ain't easy THE PRICE OF ADMISSION (Fingers/Ogilvie) So somebody's told you how to be a man Just fuck 'em and leave 'em And score as many as you can But always have someone who's close to your heart And if you want to keep her, keep her in the dark Cos you love her, so you just can't tell her Yet that's a lie and you know full well You have to pay the price of admission You have to pay the price of admission You have to pay the price of admission Sometime in your life Somewhere along the line And now she tells you that she's fucked others too She didn't spend those nights waiting in on you But though she gave her all, she never gave her heart And she wants to keep you so she cannot keep it dark Cos she loves you, so she has to open wide she lets you in up close and blows away your pride And you have to pay the price of admission You have to pay the price of admission You have to pay the price of admission This time in your life, and lay it on the line So somebody showed you how to be a man... TOUCH AND GO (Fingers/Ogilvie) Looking back it's funny that we never lied That night we met when we were both alone We knew at once that what we'd want was just that night Knew it couldn't be forever, cos we each told of another And then found something al our own (Chorus:) We both agreed we felt the need that goes skin deep We said up front that's all we'd want and so We took the love that felt so good and had to be Just a case of touch and go When we'd got that usual block out of the way We both relaxed, sat back and felt so sure Saw eye to eye and looked each other in the face Hours we talked with warmth and laughter And we still could talk more after In the dark up on the seventh floor (Chorus) Some might joke I came and went, and snigger she's a whore But there's two people know it meant much more Looking back was not allowed that morning so We each stuck by what we'd said Rose and left without regret But for a moment it was touch and go We both agreed we felt the need to touch and go but oh, you know, it was touch and go STANDS TO REASON (Fingers/Ogilvie) They say our country's on the rocks and Britain is the greatest They say the blacks get all the jobs, they say that they are lazy A nice girl won't let you have sex, enjoys it if you make her The media all twist the facts, I read it in the paper Stands to reason You've heard it said so it has to be the truth Fact or fiction, what's the difference, they say it's so But think again, repeat mistakes and it's never gonna change And you never get the truth if you never ask yourself What do they know? They say all cops are bastard thugs, they're all a bunch of racists The Scots are mean, the Irish mugs, at heart all men are rapists Girls today they ask for it, I never touched your mother And youngsters now are all on drugs, yes, thanks, I'll have another Stands to reason Mark my words, take a tip from one who knows You will know more when you're older, they say it's so But come again, question it when you see it doesn't fit And you never get the truth if you never ask yourself So you ask me what's the score Well, I can only say to make up your own mind I'd rather see the whole world die than you or I believe a lie What do I know? We had it hard when I was young, we used to have such great times A man took pride in what he'd done, you should have seen the breadlines To get back to that golden age there must be unemployment But kids today don't want to work, they're just out for enjoyment Stands to reason It won't change cos it's always been the same People hating, people fighting, they say it's so Do you believe that? Perhaps you do but it's only up to you And you never get the truth if you never ask yourself What do they know? BITS OF KIDS (Fingers/Ogilvie) It was nothing like that in my day, not here in my town We didn't get things all our way till we were full-grown Now they go into pubs, and you're gonna get mugged in my town So you read about it every day, in the headlines How they take and take and drive away, sex and late nights And it's gotta be wrong, because they're so young They're only bits of kids, they're only bits of kids It's always bits of kids today She makes the breakfast, one of eight, all in one room Each uncle's call keeps them up late, yes, in this town And he won't go home. 'cos he'll just be alone till night time They're bits of kids, they're only bits of kids It's always bits of kids today Broken cities, 'n' broken homes, bits of kids who don't grow whole Broken cities, 'n' broken hearts, bits of people who fall apart In my town And it seems there's nothing anyway, not here in this town Everything is only yesterday, and on the way down And we're gonna be wrong, so we gotta be strong In our own time We're bits of kids, we're only bits of kids It's always bits of kids today Bits of kids, we're always, here in my town WELCOME TO THE WHOLE WEEK (Fingers/Ogilvie) And now and then when I'm in the mood I might get up at the crack of noon Then take a wander down to the arcade Might as well clock up a great high score and hang around with my mates before I wander back to find my dole's been paid Stay outdoors, play football, or simply play the fool If it rains go back in, you can always watch Play School Don't try to tell me that it ain't a lot I'm gonna make the best of what I've got So I have no job, welcome to the whole week I've always got my LPs to play Or find a friend to get a loan and tape And any time it's time to eat again Before you know, it's any night and so you meet the gang and go along the road Take any chance to have a drink or ten Share the crack, blokes with cash Get a hit of something else Out all night, shout and fight It makes you feel that you're yourself Some of you have got it in for me I don't need that or your sympathy So I have no job, welcome to the whole week If you don't mind, I've decided to live my life Well, it's always something to do My girl comes round and all we do is talk For hours on end, or we don't talk at all While we more, or less, as we please You keep on that it's wrong We haven't earned lives of ease But there's no work to do And I won't queue up on my knees I never said that this was my ideal But still I'm gonna feel and make it real So I have no job, welcome to the whole week I never promised you I'd go away You can't ignore me cos I'm here to stay So it's too bad, let me at the whole week BIG CITY NIGHT (Fingers/Ogilvie) Stop and go on an empty crossing The lights keep changing to only their hum And standing in line along the kerb The bin bags wait till the morning comes You hear yourself walk echo lonely See shadows move in every door Are you sure that's your own footsteps behind? Is there really nothing to turn round for? (Chorus:) And you feel that you're always gonna walk The city streets all on your own The night is dark as a car crawls by And the road goes on and on They don't even care about you They never even think about you Cos they're gonna do without you and you're gone Just another big city night Over your shoulder, round every corner Remember what's happened to people you've known Watch for yourself, cos no-one else will You're gonna get it if you're alone Suddenly a stab from a knife out of nowhere Jumped from behind like they always do It only makes one line in the paper you read Somebody got it, but it was you (Chorus) Just another big city night Who's it gonna be tonight? TALKBACK (Fingers/Ogilvie) Every time I go to speak my mind you just ignore me Every time I try to have my say you have it for me They say there's freedom of speech But when I try to make free you say Don't you talk back to me Don't you talk back to me Don't you talk back to me Every time Every time I ask you to lend an ear I get both together Everything I say just goes in one and out the other They say there's freedom of thought But when I think out aloud you say Don't you talk back to me Don't you talk back to me Don't you talk back to me Now you must see reason See that I'm a person Shut you face and listen, ain't it time And if you open your mouth I'll jump straight down you throat and say Don't you talk back to me Don't you talk back to me Don't you talk back to me Any time IS THAT WHAT YOU FOUGHT THE WAR FOR? (Fingers/Ogilvie) Yes, I know you did your bit back then, but what was it you won? Take a good look around you now, whose side were you on? And I wonder if you understand at all And I wonder if you ever ask yourself When everyone has an equal chance to live the life they buy When free health care can save your life, but queue until you die Then I wonder if you understand at all And I wonder if you ever ask yourself (Chorus:) Is that what you fought the war for Is that why you fought the war Is that what you fought the war for Is that why you fought the war When still the muscles make the man, and men make women pay when Britain's flag is a badge of hate, and just the fair can play When still the homeless, jobless cry, when money shouts and lies and buys off just enough to vote, pass by the other side Then I wonder if you understand at all And I wonder do you never ask yourself (Chorus) At the going down of the sun And in the light of day All you need remember is We won't be taken like your generation again (Chorus) SHE GREW UP (Burns/Ogilvie) I'd met her before somewhere, I knew the face But she had green spikes in her hair, back in 78 Now the plastic bin liner skirt and the safety pins Have given way to a zip pocket shirt and designer jeans (Chorus:) She said, 'I guess I grew up you know how it goes Oh yes I grew up, but I didn't grow old.' I'd met her looking for fun, out on her own Now she had a kid in the plan, and a husband at home But she's got a hold of her life, and she's taking a chance She's in a job that she likes, and she still loves to dance (Chorus) She said that she was just, just what she wanted to be But she would never forget the way the music set her free The way it set her free. I said of course she grew up, cause that's how it goes Sure she grew, but she'll never grow We said yeah we grew up, cause that's how it goes Yeah we grew up, but we'll never grow old We will never grow old NO SLEEP 'TIL BELFAST Fingers No Sleep `til Belfast 5 years on we`re still the same Fucking useless with the same old name Bored of this life and you are too Thought that we'd try something new Now we`ve decided to rap tonight But all we came up with was this ol `shite Inflammable material planted in my head It`s a suspect device that's left 2000 dead No Sleep `til Belfast No sleep `til Belfast See the boys drink boots of lager Fuck the car, into the Lagan See the hoodlums scream and rock Act like you don`t give a fuck Henry, Dolphin, Jake, Ali All together we're SLF Now you`re ready to feel the noise Listen to the Stiff Little Beastie Boys No Sleep `til Belfast No Sleep `til Belfast Alright Henry`s gonna wheel some hot guitar at ya No Sleep `til Belfast No sleep `til Belfast No Sleep `til Belfast No Sleep `til the Ulster Hall IT'S A LONG WAY TO PARADISE (FROM HERE) Jake Burns When you're young you stand your ground And nothing seem to get you down at all Then you grow to realise That everything ain't black and white, it's brown On and on your life drags on and every day's the same (Chorus:) It's a long way to paradise from here It's a long way to paradise from here Every week you stand in line You queue to put your name upon a form And every week they have devised Another way of making you feel small On and on your life grinds on and you're not living at all (Chorus) You think you're tough, You think you're smart But they know how to break your heart they'll chew you up and spit you out and make you start again (Chorus) STAND UP AND SHOUT Note: The demo version on the Beirut Moon EP has slightly different lyrics. Dolphin Taylor/Jake Burns It's time to ask yourself just what you want to be Just look around tell me exactly what you see No sitting out no chance to settle in your place You're with us now don't be a name without a face (Chorus:) Stand up and shot for what you want to be Stand up and shout what you believe Stand up and shout for those you want to free Stand up for the one and only Get on your feet and raise your fist up for the count What's yours is yours if you will just stand up and shout No looking back you got to play the cards you're dealt Break down the barricades and speak up for yourself (Chorus) Don't you know who speaks up for you You can't rely on no-one else to pull you through So what you're think might be what we want to hear Don't keep it hidden got to shout your message clear No easy answers when the question is self doubt Better wrong than silent gotta let your feelings out
GET A LIFE (Jake Burns) Well you snap to attention and pay heed to what they say Cos you know that you please them all that way And you don't need to think now cos your mind has gone astray And they'll do your thinking anyway And your head is full of ideas that don't mean a thing With your new sense of duty and your brain washed shiny clean It's time to take your part in the parade Yet you sound like your father and I don't want to be mean But did you never want to break away And your head is full of answers with no questioning And your life is very simple you won't let the outside in (Chorus:) Won't you tell me, why won't you get a life? Are you scared of what feels right? Won't you help me, reach the meaning of you Well it's hard for me to understand how this could be You're the same age as me, yet you're older by years Well you snap to attention and pay heed to what they say Cos you know that you please them all that way So I won't try to change you, you can carry on that way But I hope you come back to life one day And your head is full of ideas that don't mean a thing And your life is very simple you won't let the outside in (Chorus) CAN'T BELIEVE IN YOU (Jake Burns) Don't think of tomorrow, do it today Let's live our lives in yesterday The lies you're spreading were dangerous then I can't watch you spread them all again You tell me we're more equal then other men I know But your advice just can't be right and can't be left to grow It's hard to reason, it's hard to see Why you never learn from history You came downtrodden and you learned to walk And now you want to march before you talk You're looking for a scapegoat a victim or a fool And though you're free now that don't mean You've freedom to be cruel (Chorus:) Don't give me opinions when you can't understand truth I can't listen to a word you say, you haven't any proof I believe in standing up for what I think is true But you hand me all this hatred and I just can't believe in you You're being twisted, you're being used And you'll never see my point of view You're kicking back now but can't you see That what you're kicking ain't your enemy You're taking easy answers, believing age old lies Though once oppressed you're like the rest And just as much despised (Chorus) Tell me all your problems, how you never got a break And now you're free, you're telling me That what you see you'll take It's all so stupid, it's all so sad That you've had to have the life you've had That system's gone now, everything has changed And there's no-one left to take the blame You've got to start rebuilding, rewriting your own rules Get it right don't end up like those bullet headed fools (Chorus) THE ROAD TO KINGDOM COME (Jake Burns) Your family can't help you, they're standing in your way Tight restrictions, contradictions, more rules every day Hold you down, they'll hold you down, you've got to get away London's calling, no more stalling, sleeping in your own doorway They never stop to reason, never question why The world's out there and they don't care, still you're gonna try Hold you down, they hold you down, they'd never let you go And now you've been, at last you've seen and now I think you know That you've been (Chorus:) Running down the road to kingdom come (wouldn't believe me) Never gave a thought to all the people that you're running from Running down the road to kingdom come (who'd 've believed it) And all the time you only want a home Your countrymen are peasants, you hate to have them near You just can't seem to realize, you've got nothing to fear Hold them down, you'll hold them down, you'll keep them in their place It's hard to find a land so blind it turns on its own race and you're still (Chorus) I wish to God that someone here could help you I wish someone could help you sort your fate But you must do all the things you feel you have to And when we realize it's too damn late This world is too damn idle, it has to pay its way Cut down the trees and clear the seas, let's live for today Hold it down, we'll hold it down, that preservation noise Cause after all it won't be long, we'll hear nothing at all And we're all (Chorus) WALK AWAY (Jake Burns) You feel the damp in the evening air You see them standing, you can feel their stare You hear their insults, you can hear them shout You try to answer but no words come out Your face gets hotter as the anger rise You can see excitement in their eyes As they free their aggression in the usual way It's easier to fight, harder just to walk away The streets are empty as you're going home You got your collar turned against the cold You're tired and hungry and you're fit to drop The rain is pouring won't it ever stop You hear a voice from the alleyway Saying "Come here boy don't I know your name" And there's no use in running so you gotta stay It's easier to fight, harder just to walk away The corner boys on the march again Got a size 10 boot where they keep their brain Drinking cheap wine acting hard and loud You cross the road get lost in the crowd You feel your heart beat as the taunts ring out No comprehension what it's all about They don't need a reason for this anyway But it's easier to fight, harder just to walk away So you stand and lash out, though you know that it's wrong And it's hard to believe that's how we get along Here in every city, happens every day Easier just to fight, easier just to fight Easier just to fight than walk away No sense of logic in a flying fist No point in calculating what they've missed That's what we made them, it's not their fault We just ignored them when they needed taught You hear a voice from inside your head Saying "With that life you'd be better off dead" You know they got no hope from day to day But it's hard to try and help, much easier to walk away NO LAUGHING MATTER (Jake Burns) You tell me all your tales and your stories You give me all your theories on life How nothing that I say ever matters And nothing I do's ever right The world's put here just to pass your time You care for nothing at all This is no laughing matter You seem to have no spark only boredom You seem to have no interests at all You seem to think you're better than others You seem to be just ripe for a fall Sometimes I just want to smack your face Sometimes I don't care at all Sometimes I just want to smack your face Sometimes I don't care at all This is no laughing matter This is no laughing matter Nothing seems to get to you Nothing gets through at all This is no laughing matter I'll take away what few friends are left you I'll show them all what fools we have been We'll leave you right up there on your altar A hero on your own silver screen Because the world's not there just to pass your time You'll see you're nothing at all I said the world's not there just to pass your time You'll see you're nothing at all This is no laughing matter The world's not there just to pass your time (repeat) HARP (Jake Burns) Don't pity this poor immigrant My eyes were open when I caught the boat All I wanted was your shelter, and maybe just a little hope But you turned your anger on me for the courage that you lack I don't want your half-assed freedom You can have the whole deal back Now let me tell you something Let's get this straight from the start Don't call me harp, don't call me harp You said "Bring me your poor and destitute And I can kick them when they're down" Cause there's always enough misery And we'll be sure to share it round Now I'll turn my anger on you for the decency you lack For the morals you fail to uphold, your cocaine, crack and smack To the land that wears it's heart up front I'm screaming from the back Don't call me harp, don't call me harp And the ghetto's almost full now It's time the trash was moved uptown And the sight of all those beggers on the streets Must really get you down Soon they'll turn their anger on you for the promises you broke For all the lies you told them as their dreams went up in smoke And I feel I stand among them as I shout this from the heart Don't call me harp, don't call me harp You built your land on principles decent, brave and true I find it hard to understand just what went wrong with you Don't call me harp, don't call me harp FORENSIC EVIDENCE (Burns/Foxton) You got the lawyers and establishment You got the proof You got public opinion And it's all the truth You got first rate witnesses Straight from the scene So the only person guilty In this court is me You got forensic evidence That never lies You got someone who says I'm guilty by my eyes You got lie detectors That you never use But I'm the only person here Who knows the truth But you never here my voice Never listen when I talk Made your mind up in advance And I'm going to take that walk Chorus: You based your case on circumstance That's all it was and ever will be And I never stood a chance The old boys network's stronger than me My friends and relations Never gave up hope That one day you'd listen And admit you're wrong But the old school system Turns another blind eye And I'm so unimportant That I might as well die And you never here my voice Never listen when I shout You put me in here long ago And I'm never getting out (Chorus x 2) Now the truth has been unearthed And opinion moves my way You can't hold me in this prison cell Not even for another day And you have to hear my voice Have to listen when I scream Yet I wonder how you sleep But if you do I hope you dream (Repeat) (Chorus x 2) BABY BLUE (WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN TELLING YOU) (Jake Burns) Always seems to be the same round here Town full of losers all crying in their beer Nobody's willing to take any chance Drown you brain in the rave machine and dance, boy dance You got one last shot here to change your world yeah, one last push just might make it work But you sit on you arse watch you life drift by Lookin' at you, tell me, should I laugh or cry Why can't you realize it's all gone wrong why can't you see who's laughing now (Chorus:) Baby blue, baby blue, what have they been telling you? Baby blue, baby blue, what have they been telling you? Everyday you toe the same tired line Slave to your past you just serve your time Stand and watch as it falls apart They've taken your mind, your will and your heart You got one last shot here to change your world yeah, just get out and make it work But you're much too scared to take the risk In case they put your name on their endangered list Why can't you see that it has all been lies? Why can't you hear them laughing now? (Chorus) I'm not the sort of man to just leave well alone I feel we're all owed so much more Now they're telling us the world's gone wrong In fact it's been like that all along Not just the ozone but the black coal seam We're left with the sour milk cos there's no more cream This is our last shot to save the world Yeah, our last effort might just make it work But they're much too scared to commit their wealth It's time to force some international health When will they realize it's not too late? I guess they never will somehow (Chorus) It's not all over now baby blue It's not all over now baby blue. I WANT YOU (Taylor/Emanuel) I don't know how to say I think that we should call it a day It's easy to be your slave That's not the way that I want to behave Believed you when you lied Could stop you if I tried Now I reach out for you just to stay alive I want you I want Won't miss you if you go I'd kiss you adios amigo Because now I understand You make me an embarrassing man Who people see as weak Yet you play upon my greed I wish you didn't satisfy my needs I want you I've lost count of the times I've forgotten my lines And everyone laughed at the fool So I put you on hold Although it turns me cold I'm sick of you calling the tune I want I can't say this is the end Cause if we're no longer together I'm telling you never again I know that forever I'll want you I want you THE NIGHT THAT THE WALL CAME DOWN (Burns) Maybe you remember, before the wall came down How we hated one another from the other side of town Now I'm an old man And an old man can see All that hate can leave you with It's just photographs and no permanent past And an ever growing rift Back then it was easy to blame the other guy You had it all so they built the wall and we were left to cry And a young man With a young man's haste Will challenge every law So he'll try to break out but there's never a doubt That he is bound to fall Then there's all the lies they tell you And the lies you tell yourself So you end up crying Chorus: The night that the wall came down The night that the wall came down The night that the bricks fell apart And the wall came tumbling down They said it would protect us, from evil from the west How you'd sacrifice everything in the pursuit of personal wealth But a mother With a mother's tears Sees her family torn apart There are some by her side others still trapped inside Only living in her heart So what use, the lies they tell you Or the lies you tell yourself So you end up shouting (Chorus) Oh, oh, oh and don't let them tell you The future holds no hope Oh, oh, oh never let them beat you Look forward, take control Verse 1 & middle 8 repeats (Chorus) COLD (Jake Burns) Sometimes it's fine, sometimes I know just what it's all worth Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it feels like heaven on earth Then other times you scream at me, the hate freezes your soul And it's cold, it feels so cold, it's so cold, it's cold Sometimes we smile, sometimes we sit there and laugh out loud Sometimes we smile, sometimes I'd try to seek you out in a crowd Then other times I'd run a mile than see your face again And it's cold, it feels so cold, it's so cold, it's cold Sometimes we talk, sometimes we reason everything out Sometimes we talk, sometimes I wonder what we argue about Then other times I see the hate the stubborness that your role And it's cold, it feels so cold, it's so cold, it's cold But I won't cry, I won't cry, I won't cry anymore Sometimes we fight, sometimes we stand toe to toe and shout Sometimes we fight, sometimes I want to get up and get out Then other times you smile at me and arguments seem old It's not cold, it's not so cold, it's not cold, not cold But I won't cry, I won't cry, I won't cry anymore WHEN THE STARS FALL FROM THE SKY (Burns/Foxton) Mid-October, sixty one, the french police were having fun Cutting down Algerians, breaking heads all over town Yet no-one saw, no-one knew and no-one dared to speak the truth 200 dead became just two, sweep them in the river The witnesses were run to ground, put the bastards underground Round up every black in town who dared to show their face (Chorus:) When the stars fall from the sky, when the world cannot make me cry That's when the scales will fall from your eyes And let you see the truth Boipitong in ninety two subjected to a murder crew Well trained policemen charging through A crowd that's armed with slogans Yet no-one saw and no help came, no-one wants to take the blame These people that you try to tame will get round to you later The protesters were run to ground, put the bastards underground Buried every black in town who dared to raise his voice (Chorus) Every day around the world the voice of truth cannot be heard Men and women disappear they have to live their lives in fear Yet something makes them stand and shout One day they will find you out Round up every fact in town and shove them in your face (Chorus) WHAT IF I WANT MORE? (Jake Burns) I'm sick of being pushed around I'm tired of being forced back down So all your dreams and your ambitions lie there on the floor What if I want more? What if I want more? I'm fed up hearing "No can do." I'm hacked off listening to you Just because you've given in, that doesn't mean they have to win Scraps of hope from rich man's table fall down on the floor What if I want more? What if I want more? I've had enough of hopeless clowns If you don't want to swim, then drown You want to wallow there in sorrow, sit there on the floor What if I want more? What if I want more? YOU NEVER HEAR THE ONE THAT HITS YOU (Jake Burns) You never hear the one that hits you, no! Well, you work real hard and you stay in line Got your nose to the grindstone all the time Then they say, "I'm sorry and I know it's hard But there ain't no work, just pick up your cards" And you never hear the one that hits you no Never did, never will You never hear the one that hits you no Never did, never will You never hear the one that hits you no, no, no So you send applications all over town and the only replies are to turn you down Then after months someone's on the phone And you get to the interview the job's long gone And you never hear the one that hits you no Never did, never will You never hear the one that hits you no Never did, never will You never hear the one that hits you no, no, no Sneaks up behind you and hits you in the head So you reach the point where you just don't care And you've made up your mind to live on fresh air Cos it doesn't matter what's been done or said And you better start living, you're a long time dead And you never hear the one that hits you no Never did, never will And you never hear the one that hits you no Never did, never will And you never hear the one that hits you no, no, no (I COULD) BE HAPPY YESTERDAY (Jake Burns) Just like the autumn When leaves turn brown and fall upon the ground That's how you left me You just went cold and everything changed round If I could have that time again Would we still be friends Or am I lying? Chorus: With everything I've said and done And every race that I have run When there is nothing more to say I could be happy yesterday With every lie that I've been told And every dud that I've been sold I would forget them anyway I could be happy yesterday Goodbye forever You packed your bags and headed out the door I'm being clever Seeing if there's more points I can score And though I'm sneering all the time I'm dying inside Do you remember? (Chorus) I could be happy Oh, so happy I could be happy But it seems that I'm frustrating All attempts at my elation Chorus: x 3 TINDERBOX (Jake Burns) Then the rain came down And washed all hope away And your life's a train But it only goes one way What about the times when you were happy Balance them against the times you're sad Was there once a time when you felt lucky Or do you regret the times you've had Chorus: Cos sometimes I feel I live in a tinderbox And just one spark Sets the whole thing off And sometimes I see The light die within me And the flame go out Leave me in the dark When your world's a mess And imbecility gets you down When you can't accept The stupidity that's around What about the times when you were focused What about the times you know who you are Do you find it hard containing your emotions Do you find it hard to just get out the door I'm hangin' in you're hangin' on (x2) DEAD OF NIGHT (Jake Burns) Walk the streets at midnight As the rain pours down and freezes on the ground Lean against a street light Try to work out where it all went wrong I can see you in my mind's eye I have no choice I can hear you in the wild wind I hear your voice Your voice Can't believe it's over I can't believe that I walked out the door A misplaced sense of honour Led me to believe I knew the score I can see you in reflections You're there all the time And if only you would let me I'd change my mind Chorus: In the dead of night (I would be there for you) I'd be on your side (My help would see you through) Trust in me don't cry (There now you'll be all right) In the dead of night It happened all so quickly One day we were there and now we are gone I wish that you'd forgive me Now I know that I'm the one who's wrong Can't believe I'm so stupid I would not see That you never gave up trying Or loving me (Chorus) And I couldn't blame you now If you didn't want me back No I couldn't blame you now Walk the streets at midnight As the rain pours down and mixes with my tears And I know I've no right To try to see you after all these years But you're always with me I have no choice And I know I'll remember And I'll hear your voice (Chorus) THE MESSAGE (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five arr. S.L.F.) Broken glass everywhere People pissing on the station Y'know they just don't care I can't take the smell I can't take the noise I got no money to move out I guess I got no choice Rats in the front room Roaches in the back Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat I tries to get away but I couldn't get far Cos a man with a truncheon re-possessed my car Chorus: Don't push me cos I'm close to the edge I'm trying not to lose my head It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder how I keep from going under My son said: "Daddy, I don't wanna go to school Cos the teacher's a jerk, he must think I'm a fool And all the kids smoke reefer I think it'd be cheaper If I just got a job learned to be a street sweeper I'll dance to the beat, shuffle my feet wear a shirt and tie And run with the creeps" Cos it's all about money ain't a damn thing funny You got to have a car in this land of milk and honey A child is born with no state of mind Blind to the ways of mankind God is smiling on you but he's frowning too Because only God knows what you'll go through You'll grow in the ghetto living second rate And your eyes will see a song of deep hate The places you play and where you stay Looks like one great big alleyway You'll admire all the number book takers The pimps the pushers and the big money makers Driving great big cars spending twenties and tens And you want to grow up to be just like them Smugglers scramblers burglars gamblers Pickpocket pedlars even panhandlers You say I'm cool I'm no fool But then you end up dropping right outa school Now you're unemployed null and void Walking round like you're Pretty Boy Floyd Turn stick up kid look what you done did Got sent up for an eight year bid Being used and abused to serve like hell Till one day you was found hung dead in the cell MY EVER CHANGING MORAL STANCE (Jake Burns) Well, I find it hard to concentrate While you sit there and contemplate Why success is such an aphrodisiac Cos when push comes down to shove And you start to talk of love I don't know why I don't get up And give your face a smack When I think of all the lies I've told It's a wonder I can stand myself Chorus: It's just my ever changing moral stance is up for grabs again My ever changing moral stance is up for grabs again Though you leave no room for guessing I guess I ain't learnt my lesson Cos it's getting to the point Where there's no turning back I don't need this anymore And I should just walk out the door If I stay here any longer Then I'm bound to crack When I think of all the lies I've told It's a wonder I can stand myself Chorus I didn't dream my being here would hurt you I didn't mean to hurt no-one I didn't think But then I never do So now I find I hate you And I find I just berate you Cos you played along With all the things I asked you to So please now don't come near Cos I've had it up to here And I thought I'd made it clear That I feel such a fool When I think of all the lies you told It's a wonder you can stand yourself Chorus: It's my ever changing moral stance is up for grabs again My ever changing moral stance is up for grabs again My ever changing moral stance is up for grabs again My ever changing moral stance is up for grabs again HURRICANE (Jake Burns) Hey you, yeah I'm trying to get through Past that chip upon your shoulder Come here need a word in your ear This can't go on much longer You break what we try to create And I'm sure that you enjoy it Don't care if it's proper or fair Just as long as it's annoying I see a stillness in your eyes Says it's a game And it's a shame Hurricane As chaos rages round you You're sure that you're not to blame I know your name Hurricane You smile as you flatter and lie And twist the knife behind us So what if the problems we've got Will tie us up and bind us It's tough no-one's calling your bluff But I have made my mind up Take care now you'd better prepare I've taken my last wind up You stand there smiling Like you weren't the one to blame You're in the frame Hurricane I stand here screaming That I've taken all I'll take I know your game Hurricane I see a stillness in your eyes Says it's a game And it's a shame Hurricane As chaos rages round you You're sure that you're not to blame I know your name Hurricane I stand here screaming That I've taken all I'll take YOU CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS (Jake Burns/Bruce Foxton) And if life starts to get you down Don't fall and go under Or if it's pushing you around Don't think of surrender Or if you feel like crying Don't give up you can't give up no Just give it one more try And don't give up the fight Chorus : Cos you can move mountains You can do anything you choose You can move mountains When you find it's down to attitude And when the boss gets on your back And you've got to take it Don't think it's something that you lack Just believe and you'll make it And if he's grinding you down Don't give lip you can't give up no I know you'll turn it around And don't give up the fight A RIVER FLOWING (Jake Burns) Judgement man On the bench again Telling me what I've done wrong Judgement man Throws away the key Says he's putting me where I belong Government man On my TV screen Telling me what's right for me But the government man On the TV screen Doesn't see things that I can see He's calling : Trust me need me Put your faith in my lies Believe me Trust me need me We're moving on Cos we're past believing Chorus: We are a river flowing And you can't turn the river round We are a river flowing Why don't you jump in the river and drown Police man On the beat again Beating all that he can find Criminal man On the street again Steal instead of serving time Preacher man On the satellite Says he gonna save my heart All it takes is a telephone call And a current credit card He's crying: Hold me feel me Put your hands on my head and heal me Hold me fleece me We're moving on Cos we're past believing For too long now You've denied the truth Now you have to face your fear Cos for too long now You've had all the power But you can't last another year C'mon: Face me see me Realise that I'm what you made me Hear me join me Or stand aside as the tide come sweeping YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ME (Jake Burns) Why should I apologise for things I haven't done? You always crucify me and look like you're having fun You say that I'm a stranger when I walk through my front door But if this keeps on keeping on I won't go in there no more You hate my friends you hate the hours I keep the job I do I can't believe I ever thought I'd spend my life with you You don't believe in me I can't believe you ever will Why should I explain myself when everything's alright You make me feel so guilty I can't get to sleep at night You push me and harass me making all my life seem small The way you're acting lately's bound to drive me up the wall You take my dreams and smash them leave them broken on the floor I think it might be better if I just walked out the door Chorus rpt: You don't believe in me No you don't believe in me You don't believe in me No you don't believe in me IN YOUR HAND (Jake Burns) It's all or nothing That's how you've always been All or nothing With nothing in between You can't compromise You can't quit while you're ahead You won't see reason You think that's giving in We try to tell you But you're not listening Now I realise The only help you'll take Chorus: It's in your hand The power to change To make a stand To come of age It's in your hand It's worse than pointless To try to talk to you You've made your mind up There's nothing we can do Gets worse every day You'd think you had it planned Throw it all away Chorus rpt: In your hand but you won't use it Rather throw your life away (Rpt above couplet) It's all or nothing So nothing it'll be You see I've made my mind up And I won't intervene Throw it all away Throw it all away I don't care Throw it all away DUST IN MY EYE (Bruce Foxton/Jake Burns) I need no help, no aid I don't need your assistance I stand alone my friend And you can walk on by Don't think I'm lonely Cos I'm drinking here alone Sometimes it's easier To spend time on my own Chorus: You didn't mean to make me sad You didn't aim to make me cry I wouldn't really feel so bad It's just dust in my eye You were my yesterdays I'm looking for tomorrows You keep the fun you had And I will keep the sorrows I know it's over And I'm happy that you're gone At least I realise That I'm the lucky one Chorus: You didn't mean to make me sad You didn't aim to make me cry I wouldn't really feel so bad It's just dust in my eye ROARING BOYS (PART ONE) (Jake Burns) Paddy is waiting in Drogheda town For the train to carry him south Another drunken night on the town Messing around The Roaring Boys, the roaring boys It's all the same to the roaring boys They come into town just to make some noise Oh the life of the roaring boys Drinking and fighting and acting the fool Shouting insults and thinking you're cool Telling lies and believing they're true Who's fooling who Chorus rpt: Oh the life of the roaring boys. ROARING BOYS (PART TWO) Sound file: WAV or AU 468 kb, 21 seconds each (Jake Burns) Won't you tell me all your cares and problems Won't you tell me why you look so blue I'll take you into town, yeah, show you a thing or two I know every bar and nightclub Yeh, no two will be the same I know every nightclub doorman And they'll all know my name They all know my name Hey Charlie can you lend us a tenner Just until Saturday night You know I'll pay you back man You know I'll see you right cos Chorus: I am a roaring boy A wild colonial boy I'll party all night long Roaring boy Hey Stevie, let's hit the town I've got some money that I want to spend Let's go out on a bender, let's get drunk again But, Don't tell me 'bout your cares and problems Cos' I don't really want to know I've got train to catch yeah And I have got to go cos Chorus: x 2 HOPE STREET (Jake Burns) So you're living on a false reputation You're a big man in this town And it seems by your own estimation That you're a character of renown But it's all deceptive Your facade's defective Yet it's what's expected When you're really just the same as all of us Chorus You're living on Hope Street (Living on Hope Street) You're living on hunger and desire You're living on Hope Street (Living on Hope Street) And I hope that you never loose the fire Whole lives lived under the burden The strain of the buying age Believe me I know it for certain That you can break from the cage By holding your head high Get a little self pride Self respect on your side And you'll find that all the doors fly open wide (Chorus) And all the problems at your door Don't let them bother you no more Just take them all down one by one You'll find they fall apart If you face them with head and heart And what was hard doesn't seem so hard no more (Chorus twice) TANTALISE (Jake Burns) Well I can't lie and I won't try I ain't waited this long just to hide This could be wrong but I don't mind Can't disguise the way I feel tonight I will be there when you're calling I will catch you when you're falling You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight You say that this feels like a dream Won't deal in dreams I've put them all aside And I believe I've changed for good I feel so strong I know this must be right Just your presence makes me hazy You whip me up when I'm feeling lazy You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight And though it might seem ideal I worry that it isn't real It's on my mind all the time Feeling fine is that a crime? I won't listen to the people Who tell me it's wrong to feel this way They don't feel the way I feel Electric shock shoots through me every day Now it seems my brain's on fire This reaction you inspire You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight Just your presence makes me hazy You whip me up when I'm feeling lazy You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight WHAT DOES IT TAKE (Jake Burns) The smallest goal in life's worth having You need the purpose You need the ideal Or the dream Don't waste the impulse or the longing Most precious thing We have in life is time So use it right And it feels like you head's exploding And it feels like you've been set free You've got the hunger and desire You've got the talent Make the move to see what you'll achieve You feel the fever burn inside you This kind of illness Leaves you so alive You know your mind And it feels like you head's exploding And it feels like you've been set free Chorus: What does it take? To set my heart soaring How does it feel? To watch my soul fly To set my face against the wind Knowing full well I can win (Repeat chorus) LAST TRAIN FROM THE WASTELAND (J. Burns/B. Foxton) Arise! You've listened to too many liars too long And too many were your masters You've got the chance here to right all the wrong Don't squander it on disaster You're standing in a bright new dawn Got hope and belief enough for everyone Got the opportunity in your hand Now use it while you can Arise! People have written you off many times But you are a great survivor And though you have suffered some terrible crimes I know it's just made you stronger You're standing on your own two feet Got a morbid past but you've got it beat Got the key for living sitting in your hand Now use it while you can Chorus: You've got to hold on To how you feel today This is the last train from the wasteland Arise! And cynics will tell you there's problems ahead But you go ahead and solve them They'll fill you with doubt and suspicion and dread But your strength can overcome them You got to face the critics down Any fool can give in but you can't bow down You got too many lives and futures in your hand So save them while you can (Chorus) And every road that I've walked down I know your streets I know your towns I think I know the way you feel So stand up strong and proud Fear is not the answer Arise! And though this is only the start I know How long they have kept you waiting No matter how far down the road you go The first few steps, a new beginning So grab the future with both hands Nobody said it'd be the promised land But you can make it better than it's ever been So change it while you can (Chorus x2) Arise! Last train Last train Last train Last train Last train Arise! ALL THE REST (Jake Burns/Steve Grantley) He's drinkin' supermarket cider In a doorway in the town And he's shouting 'bout the government And how they let him down He's got a sister lives in Brixton Always tried to do her best Yet she winds up broke and shafted Just the same as all the rest He's got a torn and greasy greatcoat And a New York Yankees vest And some strongly held opinions That he must get off his chest Yet his friends don't think about him They all gave him up for dead And they all got real embarrassed About the problems with his head Chorus: Shout it out! (Shout it out with me) Shout it out! (It's a mystery) Shout it out! ('cause what I can't see) Why he's invisible to them Yet so obvious to me He make his home in cardboard boxes And the pigeons are his friends And you cross over to avoid him Never try to make amends For the way that he's been treated And we all must share the blame And we never look him in the eye And never ask his name I thought we were past this stage Never in this day and age These things are still going on Tell me where did we go wrong I thought we had changed for good Maybe I misunderstood Does our new and caring nation Only care for politicians Those that have will all do well All the rest can go to hell (Chorus x2) HONEYED WORDS (Jake Burns) Time after time The world is pressing down On your shoulders I know how you feel Like you're the only one Taking orders It's hard to come to terms With what seems so unfair But somewhere in your life You've got someone who cares Chorus: And I'll speak those honeyed words Yeah, I'll speak those honeyed words 'Cos I know them all Don't get worn down It's much too easy to Be defeated Stand strong and proud And let them know That you won't be beaten And if you start to waver Or you start to shake Just stand up and be counted Don't begin to break (Chorus) So if you think you'll weaken Resolution overthrown Remember all we've said And you are not alone (Chorus) YOU CAN GET IT (IF YOU REALLY WANT) (Jimmy Cliff arr. S.L.F.) Chorus: You can get it if you really want You can get it if you really want You can get it if you really want But you must try Try and try Try and try You'll succeed at last Persecution you must fear Win or lose you're gonna get your share Got your mind set on a dream You can get it as hard as it seems yeah (Chorus) Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the harder the battle seems It's the sweeter the victory yeah (Repeat Chorus) BULLETPROOF (Jake Burns) A lot of people come to me And talk at my face Try to tell me all that's wrong in my life They give me all of their opinions And their strongly held convictions And all of them sure that they're right I'll give the truth, the whole truth And nothing like the truth 'Cos confession id good for the soul But bad for the neck Bad for the neck Everyone believes they've something to reveal And they're offering me their advice This can only help me get my life in line They never stop to ask themselves why I need some help, some guidance Some backing and belief But really all I need is a rest And if you really want to help me Just stay out of my way I need some time to reflect Just leave me alone Chorus: I'm not bulletproof I'm not bulletproof I'm not... Now I don't take too kindly to your helpful hints No matter how heartfelt they're meant 'Cos it usually means I've got some business of my own That you want to get your nose in Now that's a fact, you react Anyway you like And it don't make no difference to me 'Cos I've met your kind in every walk of life And I want you to let me be Let me be (Chorus) B.u double l e.t.p.r. double o f I'm not B.u double l e.t.p.r. double o f So for all you instructors, you advisors And tormentors I'd like to give a little bit back See the only way I'll learn is to make my own mistakes And that's an undeniable fact I've got to fall and tumble Bomb and then collapse If ever I'm going to get it right And you must stand and watch me And never interfere You got to let me live my own life (Chorus) BE SEEING YOU (Jake Burns/Steve Grantley) Scams and lies and alibis Are all your stock in trade Spin me round, I'm upside down And I don't know the date I feel outsmarted deceived and deluded Completely inverted and unaware Of all the changes and most of the dangers Yet I've reached the stage where I just don't care Chorus: I tried to believe in you I was only deceived in you So now I'll be leaving you I guess I'll be seeing you Subterfuge divide and rule Are all your favorite games Plans and ploys are basic toys To realise your aims I tried to hold on just try to hang on Try to pretend we could get somewhere But you're so intent on some pointless diversion We soon reached the point where I just don't care (Chorus) Well, if it ain't one thing Then it's another First you cut me cold Then you're my long lost brother But I know I can't go on much longer With the way things are 'Cos I'm that much stronger! (Chorus) HALF A LIFE AWAY (Burns/McCallum) Gill and Galloway were working late On a summers night in '58 In a small town Alabama hideaway In the U.S.A. The two cops were knocking on the door Of a young black boy It was a quarter to four They said: "Hey nigger! Hit the floor. You're about to be history." Pop Bickham was the young black man He couldn't work it out, he didn't understand But when they come with their guns you do what you can So he picked up his rifle and he shot them down They said he killed them in cold blood And the jury they agreed They said: "you'll be sorry for what you've done" And the whole town they agreed Chorus: They picked you up and they sent you down A poor black boy in a rich white town And for 38 years you never made a sound That was half a life away You see one of the cops had something to hide He'd raped Pop's sister more than once or twice And Pop wasn't going to let it go this time So the cops had to take him out But the courtroom didn't hear all of the story They held back facts from the all white jury No doubt what the verdict would be Take him down, he's guilty (Chorus) All these years in a prison cell Never once complaining Half your life gone to hell All because of hatred and bigotry You're a better man than me (Chorus x2) NO FAITH (Jake Burns) You once were my friend You once cared for the human race Now I see avarice written across your face I tried to help you But you only pushed me away I tried to listen Then I heard you say: |
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