Cock Sparrer

"Too Late"

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Day after day fingers to the bone
To earn another pound, to pay another loan
Face to the grindstone, neck on the line
Killing himself, just to pass time
Hour after hour, watching the clock
Grafting hard with his head on the block
Loyal to the end, the old school way
But it counts for nothing nowadays

We'll all look back in the future
At where it all went wrong
We'll all sit around arguing
About people now long gone
We'll all have the answers over a pint
And opinions to debate
But there's not a lot of point in talking about it
By then it will be too late

They closed down the factory it's cheaper abroad
Fat cats paid so they couldn't afford
To put food on the table of the family man
Forty years service, no pension plan
His life's on hold, his shattered dreams
Empty thoughts and what might have beens
No money, no future, no work, no hope
No chance to think, he just couldn't cope

We'll all look back in the future
At where it all went wrong
We'll all sit around arguing
About people now long gone
We'll all have the answers over a pint
And opinions to debate
But there's not a lot of point in talking about it
By then it will be too late

Tomorrow will be too late [x4]
To be waiting at the factory gate

Said we'll all look back in the future
At where it all went wrong
We'll all sit around arguing
About people now long gone
We'll all have the answers over a pint
And opinions to debate
But there's not a lot of point in talking about it
By then it will be too late

"Gotta Get Out"

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For years we stood, side by side
Heads held high, heart full of pride
One of a kind, staunch and true
You turned your back and to this day
I'm not sure why you run away
Loyalty means nothing to you

I bet you think it'll be forgotten
Not a chance, too much, too little, too late

Gotta get out, get out of this place
Gotta get out, get out of my face
Gotta get out, get out of here
[Repeat]

Do you miss the lads do you miss the fun?
Life's too short when all is said and done
Sorry ain't enough you're gonna need more than that
I bet you made it alright in your head
Twisted every word forgotten what was said
Don't hold out, for you, there's no way back
I bet you think it'll be forgotten
Not a chance, too much, too little, too late

Gotta get out, get out of this place
Gotta get out, get out of my face
Gotta get out, get out of here
[Repeat]

With your hand on your heart can
you look me in the eye
And tell me it was all worthwhile
With your head in the clouds but
your feet on the ground
Come on, tell me it was all worthwhile

Gotta get out [x6]

With your hand on your heart can
you look me in the eye
And tell me it was all worthwhile
With your head in the clouds but
your feet on the ground
Come on, tell me it was all worthwhile

Gotta get out, get out of this place
Gotta get out, get out of my face
Gotta get out, get out of here
[Repeat]

Gotta get out of here
Gotta get out of here
Gotta get out of here
Get right out of...

"Did You Have A Nice Life Without Me?"

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It seems so long, so many years,
Since that old school song echoed in my ears.
You made plans - I played in a Band.

You wanted flowers and walks in the park,
I wanted sound-checks and getting up after dark.
You made plans - I played in a Band.

Did you marry anyone? Have you got some sprogs?
Did you buy a big house? Have you got a pet dog?
Did it all turn out how you wanted it to be?
Did you have a nice life without me?

We were young, I didn't understand.
Life was fun, no time for making plans.
You made plans - I played in a Band.

Did you marry anyone? Have you got some sprogs?
Did you buy a big house? Have you got a pet dog?
Did it all turn out how you wanted it to be?
Did you have a nice life without me?

Your friends all wanted "our tunes" and school run 4 x 4's
and my friends just practice indoors

Your friends all booked their honeymoons.
And bought their wedding cakes
My friends just got in the way.

Your mum said "give him the elbow, he's running your life"
And my mum said "you'd make a lovely wife".
Your brother told me "piss off or he'd knock me down the stairs" -
What a love affair.

Then our dreams grew up and went their separate ways.
Two young lovers - a lifetime away
You made plans - I played in a Band.

Did you marry anyone? Have you got some sprogs?
Did you buy a big house? Have you got a pet dog?
Did it all turn out how you wanted it to be?
Did you have a nice life without me?
Did you have a nice life without me?

"True To Yourself"

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Always trying to pleas, always running round
Finding time feet don’t touch the ground
Back against the wall, no thanks at all
Crack up, head fuck, no fun at all

Break out - do what you wanna do
Find out - who is the real you?
Shoot it out - I’ll do it my own way

Always be true to you
Always be true to you
Always be true to yourself

To yourself

Always first to offer, always last to ask
They never really bother with the face behind the mask
The taller you stand, the further you fall
Knocked down, kept down, no fun at all

Break out - do what you wanna do
Find out - who is the real you?
Shoot it out - I’ll do it my own way

Always be true to you
Always be true to you
Always be true to yourself

To yourself

"Time To Make Your Move"

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When life gets big and your world is small
When you bend your head cos you’ve got too tall
You know it’s time to go over the wall
It’s time to make your move

When the rules become too hard to take
And promises are made to break
You need to make your own mistakes
It’s time to make your move

You’ve got everything to prove
It’s time to make your move
It’s time to make your move
It’s time to make your move
It’s time to make your move

No more going with the flow
Saying yes when you mean no
Right or wrong you’ve got to go
It’s time to make your move

They’ll cry but know you’ve got to learn
They did it once, now it’s your turn
So cross that bridge before it burns
It’s time to make your move

You’ve got everything to prove
It’s time to make your move
It’s time to make your move
It’s time to make your move
It’s time to make your move

"Will You?"

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I’m going down for a year or more
A misunderstanding with the law
But I can handle doing time
If I know you’ll still be mine

And when they say they’re gonna have to lock me in
I’ll look in the gallery for you
And if you’re there I’ll know I’ll take it on the chin
If you’ll wait for me, I can see it through

Will you save yourself for me?
Will you, Will you?
Will you save yourself for me?

The evidence is harsh but true
And they’ll do what they have to do
But they think I just cheat and lie
But you’ve seen my creative

And if I get buggered by Mr BIG in the shower
Or if I hit a screw and lose my visitor’s rights
Will you still remain my little flower?
Will you wait for me on the other side?

Will you save yourself for me?
Will you, Will you?
Will you save yourself for me?

And when they say they’re gonna have to lock me in
I’ll look in the gallery for you
And if you’re there I’ll know I’ll take it on the chin
If you’ll wait for me, I can see it through

Will you save yourself for me?
Cos I’ve gotta wait for you

"Better Than This"

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I used to think that the time would come
When I’d sit on a beach, soaking up the sun
I used to yearn for the lottery win
And the riches tomorrow might bring

I sat around and wished my life away
But now I know it’s all a show
And the end’s the same any way you go
So I won’t cry for good times I’ve missed
Cos it don’t get better than this

Time keeps slipping through our hands
Wasted dreams, forgotten plans
The sun comes up on another day
As the search goes on for a better way

Running around, looking for a place to die
But now I know it’s all a show
And the end’s the same any way you go
So I won’t cry for good times I’ve missed
Cos it don’t get better than this

Promises are hollow when they’re waiting for tomorrow
Your dreams go floating past, in the bottom of a glass

I sat around and wished my life away
But now I know it’s all a show
And the end’s the same any way you go
So I won’t cry for good times I’ve missed
Cos it don’t get better than this

"Don't Stop"

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Well I ain’t change not as such
A little bit wiser but not that much
I might be a little out of touch
But I’ve still got something to say

And I look around and it’s much the same
A different generation with a brand new name
I’ve got it sussed, I’m not playing game

Same day same old story
All it takes is a little bit of common sense

Don’t stop believing, don’t stop believing
Don’t stop believing in yourself

People come and people go
There’s a thousand faces I’ll never know
I’m lost in the crowd but even so
I’ve still got something to say

I’m not surprised, what do you expect?
It’s got like this cos of your neglect
And now it’s time to show some respect

But it’s the same day same old story
All it takes is a little bit of common sense

But I still get angry, I still get mad
Just like I did when I was a lad
But the flame’s still burning deep inside of me
Inside of me
Inside of me

Don’t stop believing, don’t stop believing
Don’t stop believing in yourself

"Spirit Of ’76"

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It’s the hottest anyone can remember
Everybody knows something’s gonna start
This fella sings with a hundred and one reasons

For you to give him the keys, the keys to your heart
Guitars crash land in flames from hell
With bullets for rich or poor
A voice rings out like a bell
Cutting through the chaos of hate and war

Back to Basics, guitar picks, drumsticks - spirit of ‘76
Sceptics, slapsticks, limericks and plastics - spirit of ‘76
Convicts, ethnics, mavericks and beatniks - spirit of ‘76
Psychics, mystics, politics and con tricks - spirit of ‘76

While Mister Nasty makes enemies of new statesmen
And others jam with soul but nothing new
And Yankee cars play the same old, on the stereo
He walks up to the mike and he shows us what to do

Music like this can kick down doors
Dressed in rage with style
They don’t believe the truth no more
A white riot leaves them bleeding in the aisles

And nothing’s gonna be the same again
Said nothing’s gonna be the same again

Music like this can kick down doors
Dressed in rage with style
They don’t believe the truth no more
A white riot leaves them bleeding in the aisles

"So Many Things"

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Paradises ruined by violence in the sun
Dictators ruling countries and killing everyone
At home it's not much better, no Bobbies on the beat
Just rages in the road and stabbings in the street

And I won't take this anymore

So many things in this world are wrong
So many things I've put up with for too long
The future is here, no better than before
So many things I won't take no more

Everything's a mess and nothing will survive
So many sacrifice just to stay alive
But the experts are so clever, and they tell us what to do
Religion never dies, it's born again for you

And I won't take this anymore

So many things in this world are wrong
So many things I've put up with for too long
The future is here, no better than before
So many things I won't take no more

Operators put me on hold (So many things)
Global warming but I'm still cold (So many things)
Doctors say don't drink, don,t smoke (So many things)
Working longer but I'm still broke (So many things)
Can't find anything on TV (So many things)
But there's a thousand cameras watching me (So many things)

And I won't take this anymore
Said I won't take this anymore

So many things in this world are wrong
So many things I've put up with for too long
The future is here, it's no better than before
So many things So many things
So many things I won't take no more

"Last Orders"

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The first time that I saw her it was getting kinda late
I’d already had a skinful but I asked her for a date
She said yes, I had a drink to celebrate
Time for one last round

I know the road to romance has some very rocky paths
So next night I was careful and I stuck to drinking half’s
In an hour, in an alley with our drawers around our calf’s
Time for one last round

The bells, the bells,
So loud a man can’t think
The bells, the bells,
Is there time for another drink?

Fifteen minutes later we were back inside the pub
She told me I was wonderful, she said she was in love
I said “thank you darling, two large brandies guv”
There’s time for one last round

The bells, the bells,
So loud a man can’t think
The bells, the bells,
Is there time for another drink?

Four pints of lager later things went from bad to worse
She came back from the toilet caught me going through her purse
She said “forget the taxi, you’re gonna need a hearse”
There’s time for one last round

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila four
I knew I wasn’t drunk I had a good grip on the floor
I puckered up to kiss her but she punched me in the jaw
Time for one last round

Time for one last
Time for one last
Time for one last round

"Despite All This"

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She’s a fully paid up, card carrying member
Of the socially inept
Ain’t got no air or graces
Just a sense of self loathing
She’s lost all self respect

Monday’s child’s looking out, through tear stained windows
Friday’s child is looking in
She wants to get back
To where it all started
She just don’t know where to begin

Despite all this, she’s shinning through
Despite all this, she’ll smile again
Despite all this, she’s shinning through
Despite all this, she’s gonna win

She needs to find someone, someone to hold her
And wipe away her tears
Someone she can plan with
And look to the future
And take away her fears

Despite all this, she’s shinning through
Despite all this, she’ll smile again
Despite all this, she’s shinning through
Despite all this, she’s gonna win

And if you see past the funny hair and makeup
You’ll see the spark in her eyes
Doing jobs for a pound that no-one else will take up
She don’t believe in compromise
She don’t believe in compromise

She’s a fully paid up, card carrying member
Of the socially inept

"Sussed"

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He walks in the room, giving it the big ‘un
Telling his stories, to anyone who’ll listen
To the lies that ne now believe to be true
We’ve had enough, we’re through with you

Playing us all off, against one another
Mate against mate, brother against brother
Light the fuse and then walk away
It’s gonna backfire on you one day

I sussed you out
I sussed you out
I sussed you out
See through you

The doctors said, he had to knock it on the head
Another six months or he would be dead
But he’s still full of shit and I’m starting to think
I preffered you mate when you had a drink

I got your number, I sussed you out
You don’t fool me, I know what you’re about
You hate the fact that we’re all aware
You walk in a room now and nobody cares

I sussed you out
I sussed you out
I sussed you out
See through you

I caught you out
I caught you out
I caught you out
I sussed you out

"Suicide Girls"

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Four in the morning, out all night, going where she can't tell.
But she knows it'll be alright, she's with the suicide Girls.

Strutting down the street, with an attitude like she own's the world.
Don't even think she'd look at you, she's with the Suicide Girls.

And when they're all together you'd better watch out,
nobody's gonna mess with them, 'till the last one passes out.

Ordering the drinks and talking loud, with a laugh like a scream from hell.
She's never gonna be one of the crowd, she's with the Suicide Girls.

For a lifetime or single night, your might get into her world.
That'll be strictly by invite, she's with the Suicide Girls.

Just don't try to take her away, you'll be dead before you fell.
Get in the back seat, know your place, she's with the Suicide Girls.

And when they're all together you'd better watch out,
nobody's gonna mess with them, 'till the last one passes out.

She might dance the night away, or spend it in a cell.
It don't matter anyway, she's with the Suicide Girls.

All for one and one for all, we're with the Suicide Girls.
All for one and one for all, we're with the Suicide Girls.
All for one and one for all, we're with the Suicide Girls.
All for one and one for all, we're with the Suicide Girls.
All for one and one for all, we're with the Suicide Girls.
All for one and one for all, we're with the Suicide Girls.

"Goodbye"

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We were born by the Thames' running water, sons of the social disorder
Go to school, get a job, be a fool or a yob and prepare yourself for gaol
But we tired of the constant surrender to those with a hidden agenda
So we fought with the best, now it's time for a rest as we say our last farewell

[Chorus]
Goodbye, we're calling it day, we're having it away, we're gonna say goodbye
Goodbye, there's nothing left to say, we're getting in the way
We're gonna say goodbye

For the holidays in Devon, for the spirit of seventy-seven
For the laughs and the ligs and the drinks and the gigs
And the making of the fuss
For the friends who knew just where to find us
For the mates who were always behind us
When you're next in a pub or a bar or a club, have a drink on us

[Chorus]

"I Feel A Death Coming On"

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I see it in the women, the coldness in their eyes
So shallow in their minds, so predictable in desire
I see it in the bosses whose hands hold people's lives
So stupid in promotion of old boys, sycophants and liars

[Chorus]
And I feel a death coming on

The job I do is boring, they all hate me anyway
The days are long, the nights are just an alcoholic haze
The weekends come and go, nothing different, nothing new
I smoke because I need to and I drink because there's nothing else to do

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Somebody always fucks it up with a knife in the back or a bullet in the guts
One door opens, another one shuts, somebody always f***s it up

People think I'm crazy but I'm gonna make 'em pay
Let 'em laugh for now, the tears will soon be hear to stay
A chance is all I asked but heads stay buried in the sand
Going out in a blaze of glory, that's the only thing they'll understand

[Chorus]

"Battersea Bardot"

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With your hair so white you could light up the night
Burning out like a shooting star
From the stage to The Squeeze, from T.V. to striptease
I loved you in the back of my car
Nobody's gonna tell you what to do
Nobody's gonna mess around with you
You'll never give up the fight, not Carol White

[Chorus]
Cathy come home, where have you been, it's been so long since you went away
From monochrome to the silver screen, the Battersea Bardot, that's what they say

With that smile in your eyes you could tell me no lies
Play it hard, take the smooth with the rough
Just a pearl in world full of users of girls
One jump ahead for a while, not long enough
Nobody's gonna tell you what to do
Nobody's gonna mess around with you
You'll never give up the fight, not Carol White

"Bats Out"

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Just another tour, just another gig, just another sound and lighting rig
A rock n' roll show and a couple of beers but some of those boys had other ideas
A sign on the wall made it perfectly clear: no guns, no bombs, no knives in here

Potsdam rocks but we should have been told of freedoms new and rivals old
We played the set and we encored fast, then the dressing room door was locked at last
In retrospect, the mistake was the fact that the sign didn't say: no baseball bats

[Chorus]
Bats out, get your bats out


There's always dark before the dawn, there's always still before the storm
From calm to chaos in a flash, the bottles flew, the place got trashed
Then, through the noise, we heard the shout: get your bats out, get your bats out

[Chorus]

Said the manager to the security guard,
"It's no use standing there looking hard..
Pick up the bat and follow me,"
he said "I'm not with security!"

And the ballroom now was a battlefield and we thought that someone might get killed
We saw it all but we never knew what reasons lay behind that feud
And we wondered if it was fate or not to destroy only thing you've got

[Chorus]

"I Live In Marbella"

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Well I worked on a site and I soldered up pipes
And I still ended up with nothing left to show
So I thought I'd give it one more go
I met this bloke and I thought it was a joke
When he asked if I had it in my heart to rob
What he meant was a nice bank job
So I thought I'd give it one more try, one final chance before I die
I got me a gun and a ticket to the sun

[Chorus]
And now I live in Marbella, the sun, the sand, I've got the lot
And I live in Marbella coz I'd rather live there than not

I met with the mob and we set up a job
The ugliest bunch of gits you'd wanna meet
In a pub down in Denmark Street
Then I take to the wheel and we rob and we steel
Without a hitch we're running out the door
Coz the manager's my brother-in-law
Then we're sharing out the dough, jump in a cab out to Heathrow
Time for one more drink before I go

[Chorus]

My apartment's cool, it's even got a pool
Marble everywhere and a maid to change the sheets
I make her come twice a week
And I drink in the bars with T.V. stars
Eastenders, Brookside, Coronation Street
I've landed on my feet
And my mates pop over from the Smoke
For a swim and a sunbathe and some coke
Money and friends, what a happy end

"Time To Be Me"

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So you think you're gonna cause a splash
You're gonna make some cash
You're gonna open every door
With the wind in your hair and the sun on your face
Everything's gonna fall into place
You're so sure
And you take whatever you can while you sit at home making your plans
And if you ever gave a damn, that was long ago, it's over and done
Now you think about number one

[Chorus]
Now it's time to be me, that's all you ever shout
But you never do anything about it
Now it's time to be me, I hear it every day, it's easy to say
But life gets in the way

You ring me up when you've had a smoke
With your crazy ideas you're just full of coke and hot air
A winning smile is all you've got
But you ain't got a brain and you ain't got a pot
Don't you care?
You're always home watching sky T.V.
Or down the pub poncing drinks off me
Telling everybody what you're gonna be
Well I've had enough you lazy sod
Get off your arse and get a job

[Chorus]

"Anthem"

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Give me your hopes, give me your dreams
Give me your conscience and your fears
I'll keep them safe, I'll hold them dear
And I'll believe in you

When you're blind I'll be your eyes
When you're weak I'll carry you
When hope is gone I'll pull you through
And I'll believe in you

[Bridge]
In darkest hours, in troubled times, through seas of fire and fields of lies
When all is lost in clouds of pain, I'll be your comfort and your guide

When all around the battles rage
Remember you were born to be free
I'm in your blood, your part of me
And I'll believe in you

[Bridge]

So when you need me there just call
When your back's against the wall
I'll never let you fall
And I'll believe in you

"East End Girl"

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When she's hot it's the heat of a burning at the stake
And when she's cold it's the chill of a frozen Moscow lake
And when she smiles is it real or the smile an assassin makes
Before he sends you to hell ?
She's an east end girl

When she sighs it's the sigh of a sleeping tiger's stir
And when she cries it's a storm like the world has never heard
And when she lies you'll believe in every single word
Coz you can never tell
With an east end girl

[Bridge]
And when they're kicking down the door she'll be there at your side
They'll never take her alive coz she's an east end girl

She's dangerous and beautiful and proud
With her feet on the ground and her head high in the clouds
And all it takes is one look through a late night party crowd
To put you under the spell
Of an east end girl

[Bridge]

And she may move to the country or the coast
For the kids and the Volvo and the Sunday roast
But there's one thing her posh neighbours can never boast
Underneath her shell
She's an east end girl.

"Lies?"

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Cheats never prosper, crime don't pay, The meek shall inherit come judgement day,
Peace in our time, no pain no gain, management decisions, insurance claims,
The slow but sure will always win it, there's one born every minute

[Chorus]
It's a lie

The cheque's in the post, you won't feel a thing, the power of prayer and the deadly sins,
You're as young as you feel, your mother knows best, the truth will out, young man go west,
The end can justify the means, God save the queen

[Chorus]

Breeding counts, lambs to the slaughter, who dares wins, blood's thicker than water,
Expense accounts, graduation days, a friend in need, a spade's a spade,
The power and the glory, the country's burning, the lady's not for turning

[Chorus]

Mega-buck deals, interest rates, fortune tellers and the hand of fate,
Credit ratings, human rights, the seven wonders, another street fight,
Global warming and cleaner seas, here come the cavalry

[Chorus]

"Tart"

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There's something we both know
You're meant for me but even so
If I offered you the chance
You'd probably still say no
I've got to get it through to you
You know you really want me to
You've ignored me from the start
You stuck-up, two-faced tart.

You can't fight fate
I should ask you for a date
I know some day you'll come for me
But I just can't wait
You're really messing me about
When I come in you're going out
It should be tearing me apart
You stuck-up, two-faced tart

[Bridge]
You'll fall in love with me, I guarantee
I've had enough of your lies and your abuses
Me, I'm your destiny
I don't want any more hair-wash excuses

It's oh, so sad
It's driving me mad
What's wrong with me
I ain't that bad
I can't take more
I'm kicking down your door
When you're alone in the dark
You stuck-up, two-faced tart

"Before The Flame Dies"

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People say that life ain't fair
And then they say what you give comes round the same
What can you believe ?
I say if you want passion in your life
You can't be afraid of pain
You've got to get out and live
Coz freedom's a curse but boredom's even worse
There's a spirit inside that needs to fly.

[Chorus]
Oi, Oi, Oi is the call
Oi, Oi, Oi, do it all
Oi, Oi, Oi before the flame dies

Don't give in, don't compromise,
That's what I'm told by everyone I know
Don't sit on the fence
While others say just take your time, don't rock the boat,
Keep moving with the flow
It's just not making sense
Coz life is all you've got
It's worth another shot
Stand or fall, but give it one more try

[Chorus]

You can crawl on your belly for a lifetime
Never reaching for the sky
Just knocking at the door
Or stand up for an hour, all guns blazing,
Let 'em know you'd rather die
Than take it anymore

When all around is going wrong
And nothing seems to fall right into place
Remember every word
Don't believe everything that's said
You must believe there's just too much to waste
Be sure you're always heard
Coz freedom's a curse but boredom's even worse
There's a spirit inside that needs to fly.

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