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"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

"A.U."

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A U Come outside
I'm fed up with you looking
Like the cat who got the cooking
I said A U
You and me outside
You've got the kind of face
The face of a git
And I really want to hit it
I said A U
You and me outside
Coz I've been watching you
Chatting up all the girls
And I'm fed up with you
And I've drunk enough

[Chorus]
Someone's gonna get a slap tonight
Someone's gonna get whacked tonight
Someone's gonna get a smack tonight
From me
And it's gonna be you


A U You look like a poof
How loud do I shout it ?
Tell me what you're gonna do about it ?
A U You and me outside
You're a bloke who's heading for one
A real fist magnet if ever I saw one
A U You and me outside
I saw you kiss that girl
Over in the corner
It's not jealousy
It's just you and me

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
You've got too much dosh, you're everything I hate
You talk all posh, you make me so irate
You're so cock sure, you're a liability
I told you before, it's not jealousy
It's not jealously
It's just you and me

[Chorus]

"Tough Guys"

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I know he’s not the kind, the kind that settles down
And I know he finds it hard to keep his feet on the ground
He goes drinking every night down the pub with all his mates
Getting into fight’s staying out till late
But when he comes home rolling drunk
Don’t get the 'ump, just remember
Even tough guys need someone some times [4x]
He don’t where armani suits or shirts pressed nice and clean
He wears doc martens boots and dirty Levi jeans
Your friend’s all think he’s gross and your parents hate his guts
And once he gave you a dose but the tablets cleared it up
They all say he’s no good, but he’s misunderstood, and remember

Even tough guys need someone some times [4x]

[Guitar Bit]

He drives his car to fast he don’t remember what you said
His promises don’t last and he’s lousy in bed
And when you’re at a party and he’s puking in the bin
And you’re try to remember what you ever saw in him
So don’t go into one, he’s only having fun, and remember

Even tough guys need someone some times [4x]

"We Know How To Live"

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We’re going out on Friday night; ( we know how to live)
Lagered up and looking right; (we know how to live)
Pull a bird at Benj.’s; take her home and do the biz
A little take, a little give; (we know how to live)

Bacon, eggs and tinned tomatoes; (we know how to live)
Mugs of tea, the sun and lager; (we know how to live)
Football on the telly, blue films on the vid
A little take a little give; (we know how to live)

And when it’s all over
And I’m rattling on the gates of heaven
And Peter’s there to ask me
Did you had a good time
I’ll look back on the years
All the laughter and the tears
I’ll say; Sid Vicious did it his way, I did it mine

Fifteen pints and half for the lady; (we know how to live)
Sunday roast with beer and gravy; (we know how to live)
You can stick your fancy French wines up you channel tunnel link
A little take a little give; (we know how to live)

And when it’s all over
And I’m rattling on the gates of heaven
And Peter’s there to ask me
Did you had a good time
I’ll look back on the years
All the laughter and the tears
I’ll say; Sid Vicious did it his way, I did it mine

Holidays with all the lads; (we know how to live)
Sun, sex, sea and duty free fags; (we know how to live)
A two week lager frenzy, and than back home to this
A little take, a little give; (we know how to live)
A little take, a little give; (we know how to live)

"Crack In The Mirror"

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Got drunk on Friday night, woke up Sunday morning.
His bag's by the front door, there's no final warning.
She thrown in all his clothes and all reasoning's out.
It's the silence that killed him, he wished to God she'd shout

When you're a man, it's hard to see why
When you're a man, you're not allowed to cry.

There's a crack in the mirror, there's blood on the floor
There's an empty bottle of vodka that says you're not needed any more
There's a crack in the mirror, there's a bullet in his head.
There's a note by his side that says without you I'm as good as dead.

With tears in his eyes, he was too proud to show,
he said "shall I call you", her shrug told him no.
Why can't she forget, why won't she forgive
It's not what he planned, it's just what he did.

When you're a man, it's hard to see why
When you're a man, you're not allowed to cry.

There's a crack in the mirror, there's blood on the floor
There's an empty bottle of vodka that says you're not needed any more
There's a crack in the mirror, there's a bullet in his head.
There's a note by his side that says without you I'm as good as dead.

"Strip"

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When I met you, you were on your own
No looks, no class, no money
Well, I took you in and I tried to help
I gave you everything I had

Must've known I want something in return
You say you don't know how to repay me
Well, the time has come for you to learn
The time has come for you to learn

Strip! (Strip!)
But make it quick

"I Fit Central Heating (Working Part 2)"

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I fit central heating, I have done it now for years
I have got all the know how I have got all the gear
I used to earn my money working on a building site
Now Im pulling up the floorboards, soldering up the pipes
And those housewifes they just cant get enough

They tell me

Do it, do it one more time, please
Bang it on the wall, skrew it to the floor
Do it, do it one more time, please
Let me see you do it in the mirror wardrobe door

They make me cups of coffe, they make me pots of tea
They make me chicken sandwiches, they do anything for me
And when im in the bedroom and Im fixing up the rad,
I see all the naughty toys underneath the bed
And those housewifes they just cant get enough

They tell me

Do it, do it one more time, please
Bang it on the wall, skrew it to the floor
Do it, do it one more time, please
Let me see you do it in the mirror wardrobe door

They live their lives under surburban skies
Their old man works in suits and ties
They think they have got it all, but they get such a suprise
when they see my wad they cant belive their eyes

They tell me

Do it, do it one more time, please
Bang it on the wall, skrew it to the floor
Do it, do it one more time, please
Let me see you do it in the mirror wardrobe door

My van aint got no road tax, and I do not charge VAT
I only deal in ready cash, dont ask me for receips
I will warm up your boiler, get your system rid of air
You can hold my toolbag I think thats only fair
And those housewifes they just cant get enough

They tell me

Do it, do it one more time, please
Bang it on the wall, skrew it to the floor
Do it, do it one more time, please
Let me see you do it in the mirror wardrobe door

"Last Train To Dagenham"

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I'll be on the last train to Dagenham
I've been drinking in a pub up west
I'm looking for the sign that says this is the district line
and I'm gonna catch the alky express

I'll be on the last train to Dagenham
With all the other ravers, drunk and stoned
Empty cans of Tenants Super rattle at my feet
And I'm wondering if I'll ever make it home

'Coz I've drunk the dole and I've drunk my flatmate's rent
he'll never speak to me again, if I don't get some money sent

'Coz I've drunk the dole and I've drunk my flatmate's rent
he'll never speak to me again, if I don't get some money sent

I'll be on the last train to Dagenham
Shattered, worn out, knackered, shagged and tired
But if I miss my stop, I know I'll have a bloody long walk home
So I'm trying to keep my eyes open wide

I'll be on the last train to Dagenham
I'll be on the last train to Dagenham
I'll be on the last train to Dagenham

"Roads To Freedom"

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Life sucks and then you die
That's what my old man said
Stand up it's in your face
But don't let it get you down
Remember this instead
There's a road somewhere that'll lead you to your dreams

We're all looking for the roads to freedom [x2]

It might be a semi-detached
With a hatchback in the drive
It might be a toy boy
Or someone else's wife
It might be a sawn-off shotgun
Wanted dead or alive
But there's a road somewhere that'll lead you to your dreams

We're all looking for the roads to freedom [x2]

We're all looking for the roads to freedom [x8]

When you're churning up inside
And looking for the best way out
Or when the pressure gets too much
And there's no help about
When the factory siren goes
And no one can hear you shout
There's a road somewhere that'll lead you to your dreams

We're all looking for the roads to freedom [x8]

"Don't Blame Us"

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Tower blocks we lived in all come tumbling down
Moved out to another slum in another part of town
Playing football in the street and pissing in the lift
Who really ever thought it would come to this

East ham high street market on a Saturday
Stuffing things in coats, making out getaway
Back round Charlie's house to see just what we'd got
In school Monday morning we'd just flog the lot

Blame the teachers, blame the school
Blame the parents, come on blame one and all
Blame the coppers, blame the drugs
Blame the system, but don't blame us

Games of chicken in the kitchen with a carving knife
Eight stitches in my hand, I think I got off light
You're girlfriend's there in tears your mate's made another pass
when's he gonna learn he only has to ask

Blame the teachers, blame the school
Blame the parents, come on blame one and all
Blame the coppers, blame the drugs
Blame the system, but don't blame us

Schoolteachers sing you won't come to anything
There's no future in playing these dives
But looking back today we won't have another way
Because we had the times off our lives

Out of school, out off work and out of cigarettes
We'll all have some breakfast if he wins the bet
All the posing & posturing never made much sense
Little boys, little man, little innocence

Blame the teachers, blame the school
Blame the parents, come on blame one and all
Blame the coppers, blame the drugs
Blame the system, but don't blame us [2x]

"Bird Trouble"

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You got, you got, you know what
You got, you got, you know what,
How long can freedom last,
when you got bird trouble and your sinking fast

Well I heard you told her that you loved her
And you whisper sweet nothings in her ear
And I heard you're planning a wedding
With vol-au-vents, speeches and beer
Don't you know you're under the thumb, boy
You're acting like a lovesick slob
Don't you care you'll lose all your mates
For a wife, mortgage and a job
And it's obvious to everyone but you

You got, you got, you know what, bird trouble
You got, you got, you know what, bird trouble
How long can freedom last,
When you got bird trouble, and you're sinking fast

She tells you what to do and where to go
She tells you what to say and what to wear
And when we're on boys' night out
You're gone for hours on the phone to her
It's embarrassing to see you crawl
When you used to be the number one FACE
I'm telling you this as a friend
You've turned into a basket case
And it's obvious to everyone but you

You got, you got, you know what, bird trouble
You got, you got, you know what, bird trouble
How long can freedom last,
When you got bird trouble, and you're sinking fast

You're much to young for this
Cause youth disappears too soon
Is it a rumor that the baby’s due in June
And it's obvious to everyone but you

You'll be working every hour of the day
Every day of the week of the year
And if we ever go out (which won't be often)
It'll be me that's always buying the beers
She'll be gone round her mother's house for hours
Or talking to her mates on the phone
You'll be the one who's left at home with the baby
Wondering where it all went wrong
And it's obvious to everyone but you

You got, you got, you know what, bird trouble
You got, you got, you know what, bird trouble
How long can freedom last,
When you got bird trouble, and you're sinking fast [3x]

"Because You're Young"

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Because you're young, sharp as a knife
You need that buzz to come alive
Out on the edge, out on the town
You ain't got time to settle down
You're always sure, you're always right
You see it all in black and white
You never listen to anyone
Because you're young

Because you're young, you're torn between
A world of hate and a world of dreams
So much to lose, so much to gain
So much to fight for, so much to change
You don't look back, you don't look down
You gotta turn everything around
You live your life like a loaded gun
Because you're young

Stop talking back, get off the phone
You're late again, you missed the last bus home
This ain't the way you wanna live
I know something's got to give
You're always sure, you're always right
You see it all in black and white
You never listen to anyone
Because you're young
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Get A Rope"

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From the streets of Aberdeen to the Brighton scene
There's something going wrong
From the woolacomb shore to the tots dance floor
They all shout "what's going on?"

You promised us a country fit for a queen
But the queen doesn't have to pay
You promised us a future bright and clean
For a vote on electionday

Is there no-one left to shout?
There's some people round here need sorting out
'Coz for you there's just no hope

Get a rope, get a rope

Sitting warm and snug on your council seat
In comfy shoes and tweed
With your rules and regs wrapped nice and neat
Deciding what my kids can't read

We're sick and tired of your liberal views
What's politically correct?
Come judgement day, I'll be trying the noose
And slipping it around your neck

Can't you hear me shout?
There are a lot of people like me about
But for you there's just no hope

Get a rope, get a rope

We want to make life one big joyride
But the roadblocks get in the way
We want to fly off the Spanish seaside
But the plane's always delayed

We want to sing songs on radio 1
but the BBC says "no!"
We want to do deals on a mobile phone
and have something left to show

Is there no-one left to say?
There's some people round here need blowing away
'Coz for you there's just no hope

Get a rope, get a rope
Get a rope, get a rope
Get a rope, get a rope

"Runnin' Riot"

Live Version

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Running riot for you
Things you say and things you do sure worry me,
When were out on the street making money for you and your society.
It seems to me the time is right, for another generation
and another street fight.
Got no future, sure got a right, I got a right to live

Cos I can't stand the peace and quiet
All I want is for a runnin riot
I can't stand the peace and quiet
All i want is a running...Riot!

Don't you try to understand the way we feel
Flash limousines and mortgages ain't no big deal
I've got no friends who want to be
living like you when they're thirty three
Getting old sure bothers me
It bothers me to death

Cos I can't stand the peace and quiet
All I want is for a runnin riot
I can't stand the peace and quiet
All I want is a running...Riot!
Cos I can't stand the peace and quiet
All I want is have a runnin riot
I wanna riot!
I can't stand the peace and quiet,
All I want is have a running
I just wanna Riot!

"Chip On My Shoulder"

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Well the country's burned down look at it smoulder
I wanna live for today don't wanna get any older
You can't show us nothing we don't wanna be shown
Don't wanna end up digging holes in the road

Everywhere we go they shout you got a chip on your shoulder
A chip on your shoulder

I'm gonna shout gonna scream don't wanna job too soon
I wanna fight on a Saturday afternoon
Runnin' riot might as well
Me little brother gone and joined the T.C.L.

We don't need none of your aggravation
The kids need more than masturbation
You can't show us nothing we don't wanna be shown
Don't wanna end up digging holes in the road

"Closedown"

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I am a product of the sixth degree
Don't you wish that you were me
I go for a walk and then I watch TV
'Til it's time to have my tea
I watch all the adverts splashed on my screen
But they don't mean a thing to me
It's a joke it's a scream a rotten scheme
So I close my eyes and dream

Hey hey hey I'm sitting in a night-club
Hey hey hey I'm drinking champagne
Hey hey hey somebody calls me it's closedown time again
Hey hey hey I'm on the Riviera
Hey hey hey soaking up the sun
Hey hey hey somebody calls me closedown channel one

They tell me of such sweet delights
You can buy with credit cards
Write a cheque push a button sign a dotted line
For a holiday to the stars
Buy a house buy a car lots of luxuries
Someone even bought the company
They make me cry they make me scream
So I close my eyes and dream

I can't take no more of this temptation
I wanna have my share
I'll buy my old black mask and my cowboy gun
In a short while I'll be there
I'm here in the bank and I'll smile with glee
If they give all the money to me
The bells go off and the cops came in
And they're telling me to freeze

Hey hey hey down in the station
Hey hey hey throw away the key
Hey hey hey what a toe rag closedown time for me

"They Mean Murderer"

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When I was young those stories took me in
Of G.I.Joe the comic macho man
They mean murder they mean murder
Disguised as fairytales
The hero never fails
They mean murder they mean murder
They wave their flags
They play their anthems loud
Teach men to kill then teach them to be proud
They mean murder they mean murder
The ticker tape parade
Hides all the waste they made
They mean murder they mean murder

When governments find that they can't agree
They settle differences so easily
They mean murder they mean murder
Hysteria has spread
And it's you who ends up dead
They mean murder they mean murder
Turn men into machines
Disguise the truth with dreams
They mean murder they mean murder

"The Sun Says"

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We got Reds under the bed
We got lovely's nude and tanned
We got the wife of a mass murderer
And we only paid her ten grand
We got Samantha Fox we got lots of sport
We got scroungers full of greed
"You Scum" is the headline
For you and your kids to read

The Sun says The Sun says
We're gonna look after you
The Sun says The Sun says
So it must be true

We got talk we got Lady Di
We got rapists in the dock
And best of all we got John Blake
Who knows everything about Rock
So if you wanna know what's going on
And who's kissing who
It don't cost much for a jolly good read
And lots of pictures too

Gotcha Stick it up yer Turner
Bingo Win a Metro

"Don't Say A Word"

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There are people who know everything about you
Every place that you've been every job you do
State of health state of mind it's the world today
It's all down in their files and computers too
And it's there to be seen by a cynic few
But you won't get to see it; it's not for you

It's classified secret information
You'll have to use your imagination
All those files in the all of the nations
Will only be seen by the powers that be

Don't say a word it's top secret
Don't make a sound don't even breath it
Don't say a word you don't know who might hear

There are plans being made for the future now
And they affect all of us don't you have no doubt
But you won't get to hear any of them now
All the changes they want to implement
To expedite development of our ever changing environment

It's classified secret information
You'll have to use your imagination
All those files in the all of the nations
Will only be seen by the powers that be

Don't say a word it's top secret
Don't make a sound don't even breath it
Don't say a word you don't know who might hear

There are deals going on all across the globe
Selling arms to a friend or even to a foe
What they're all about no one seems to know
I'd like to know what they've got to hide
Are they frightened what you and I might find
Don't tell me it's all in the mind

"Think Again"

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I've got a friend just an ordinary guy
But sometimes he comes out with so many lies
About how many women he's had in bed
He's trying to impress me but he hurts my head

Think again use your brain
Your values are false and by lying you've nothing to gain

There's this kid hangs around our way
And he's all right but sometimes he'll say
How he beats people up for the sake of it
He's looking for credit but I can't give it

Think again use your brain
You've just lost your way turn around just sit down think again

You'll never prove you're someone
By use of the muscle alone
What will you ever become
By living in fairytales slug snails and poppy tales

Too many people trying to prove something
Too many hang ups lie festering
Too much in the art of conditioning
People weren't made for packaging

Think again use your brain
We're not all the same and by hiding we've nothing to gain

"Price Too High To Pay"

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So what you gonna do, you gonna stick with the crowd
Walk the streets of the city following the biggest mouth
They want you for their dreams full of hate and oppression
When they're done they're all the same weekend politicians

What they're gonna give you ain't nothing
To what they'll take away
And that's a price too high to pay

So don't let them have your mind don't get left on the shelf
Don't fight the innocent they need some of your help
You are the future be true to yourself
You are the shock troops it's your way out of here

What they're gonna give you ain't nothing
To what they'll take away
And that's a price too high to pay

A price too high [x8]
A price too high to pay

So what you gonna do, you gonna stick with the crowd
Walk the streets of the city following the biggest mouth
They want you for their dreams full of hate and oppression
When they're done they're all the same weekend politicians

What they're gonna give you ain't nothing
To what they'll take away
And that's a price too high to pay

A price too high [Repeat till end]

"Is Anybody There?"

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Well you won't hear us on the radio or Top Of The Pops
'Cos we're blanked
And I wonder what is that we've done
Oh he was only having some fun
What went wrong
I get the feeling that somebody's got it in for us all the way
And we've been called names that were not justified
And we never had the right to reply
Telling lies

Somebody somewhere must care
Hello hello is anybody there
Who'll lend us an ear

It's just amazing how little people know about us
Not a thing
But rumours carry more weight than facts
And they only contribute to the fact
That we take

Never mind the bollocks the truth is plain to see
If only people took the time to come and talk to me

The pressures mounting, everybody's waiting to hear at the end
but the more they try to sweep us away
makes me all the more determined to stay
we won't go away

"Run With The Blind"

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Run with the blind the best of your kind
Your leaders your God like saviours
Run with the cold and do what your told
You live by the shepherds of your graveyard
Run with the blind and see what you'll find
See if you can bring on a reaction
Run with the crowd be foolishly proud
The power and the glories the attraction
Hell is just a beat away in the heart of your passion play
You're so fanatic

Run with the blind but just keep in mind
Your symbols are the symbols of aggression
Run with the pack there's no turning back
The call of fools is no exception
Hell is just a flutter away in the heart of your passion play
You're so dramatic

Following your guiding light
To the fine and deadly fight
Who will turn the day to night
Must everybody suffer for your lack of sight

Run with the blind and follow the signs
To mutually assured destruction
Run with the herd the crazed the absurd
Blindly follow your instructions
Hell is just a bullet away in the heart of your passion play
You're just pathetic

"Argy Bargy"

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It started off like any other show
Sunday nights on the radio
Terry played the songs we wanted to hear
And Terry said things no one else would dare
He gave it all that he had to give
They said it was his only reason to live
But we just listened to the rock n roll
Terry the DJ's radio show

[Chorus]
He give it some of that Argy Bargy
Giving it all the chat
He give it some Argy Bargy
Now what do you think of that

Then came the evening of the Mile End row
The Ol' Bill found out I don't know how
We know they tried to lock us up that night
We were ready for a fight
Terry came onto the air at ten
He said the filth were waiting for us then
Down at the Black Boy they were there in force
And he was right of course

[Chorus]

They told him that he'd better change the song
They said to tell us that the kids were wrong
They gave him one more Sunday night, to get it right
That was the night when the girls all cried
That was the night that he said goodbye
'Cos no matter who paid him,
Terry never told us a lie

[Chorus x2]

"Out On An Island"

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Everybody's got a number tattooed on their soul
And the time's gonna come boy, when your number's called
Everybody gets a uniform and a hut to live in
They give you your rank, you tell 'em your next of kin

And there's no escape for the likes of you, my friend

[Chorus]
But I'm gonna be out on an island
In the middle of the bright blue sea
Out on an island
Where nobody's gonna bother looking for me

Everybody gets the training, in the wind and the rain
Ten miles cross country, driving you insane
Everybody gets to jump the hoop and march in time
You just gotta remember you gotta toe the line
So dont go looking over your shoulder for me

[Chorus]
Every number's a hero and every hero's a son
But every son's just a number when the battles begun

So don't go waitin' on a corner for me

[Chorus x2]

And I'm gonna be out on an island, out on an isalnd,...

"Droogs Don't Run"

Send "Droogs Don't Run" Ringtone to your Cell
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Droogs dont run
Droogs dont run

If you're in any trouble
You know we'll be right there

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We don't take no shit from no one
We'll fight 'em anywhere

[Chorus]

So remember who your friends are
If you wanna keep breathing air

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Your droogie is your brother
someone you can trust

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He comes before your mother
He comes before your lust

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We gotta stick together
This town belongs to us

[Chorus]

[Chorus]

If you're in any trouble
You know we'll be right there

[Chorus]

We don't take no shit from no one
We'll fight 'em anywhere

[Chorus]

So remember who your friends are
If you wanna keep breathing air

[Chorus]

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