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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

"Secret Army"

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Collecting funds for the holy fight
Like a door to door salesman in the dead of night
Russian guns help him on his way
Bought with money from the USA

[Chorus]
And the ordinary people say what's it for
And the ordinary people say we want no more
But the man at the top knows where to do the most harm
He's in he secret army

And this man with a gun says not a sound
I want this aeroplane turned around
He spent his life learning how to fill a man with lead
He'll probably spend the rest of it dead.

[Chorus]

When a bomb goes off in a city street
When a man gets killed for his beliefs
When a mother cries for the son she had
That's when the world's gone mad

[Chorus x2]

"I Got Your Number"

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It can't be right what I'm reading here
No one believes in all this stuff no more
Our ideas don't see eye to eye
You get your press with a pocketfull of lies

Telling everybody every word is true
One day soon they're gonna see through you

[Chorus]
I got your number
You can fool some people some part of the time
I got your number
I aint ever gonna toe that particular partyline

There'll be some people gonna back you up
But don't look here for moral support
Don't you ask no favours from me
I don't believe in charity
Telling everybody you're wonderful
What are you gonna do when there's no one left to tell it to

[Chorus]

You think you're so special
But you're only fooling
Tell your lies to anyone but me

You think you're so special
But you're only fooling
Tell your lies to anyone but me

[Chorus x3]

"Watch Your Back"

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Everybody's talking about revolution
Everybody's talking about smash the state
Sounds to me like the final solution
Right wing, left wing, full of hate

[Chorus]
We don't wanna fight
Because you tell us to
So watch your back when you attack us
'Coz we might just turn on you.

Things get worse with every hour
The future fades into the past
All they want is total power
Climbing on the backs of the working class.

[Chorus]

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We don't wanna be part of no new religion
We don't need a boot and a switchblade knife
We don't wanna be part of a political dream
We just wanna get on living our lives

[Chorus x2]

"England Belongs To Me"

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Years of being told you ain't as good as us
Join the line, sign your name
And they all said that our country's going bust
But no-one's fooling us again

[Chorus]
England belong's to me
A nation's pride the dirty water on the rivers
No one can take away our memory
Oh Oh, England belongs to me

We'll show the world that the boys are back to stay
And you all know what we can do
Heads held high, fighting all the way
For the red, white, and blue

[Chorus]

[Chorus Repeat...]

"We're Coming Back"

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We're coming back, we're coming back
We're coming back to you
We're never gonna go away again
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder
'Til we're arm in arm together to the end

[Chorus]
So remember, out there somewhere
You've got a friend, and you'll never walk alone again

Don't get worried, don't get scared
We're fighting to get there
Never doubt we're gonna get through
We're gonna run, we're gonna crawl, kick down every wall
It won't be long we're coming back to you

[Chorus]

We're coming back, we're coming back
We're coming back to you
We're never gonna go away again
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder
'Til we're arm in arm together to the end

[Chorus]

"Take 'em All"

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We worked our way up from east end pubs
To gigs and back stage passes
Ex-boxing champs, West end clubs
Americans in dark glasses
Driving ten grand cars, they drink in hotel bars
They're even making money in bed
They wouldn't be no loss, they aint worth a toss
It's about time they all dropped dead.

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Take 'em all, take 'em all
Put 'em up against a wall and shoot 'em
Short and tall, watch 'em fall
Come on boys take 'em all

Well tough shit boys, it aint our fault
Your record didn't make it
We made you dance, you had your chance
But you didn't take it
Well, I gotta go make another deal
Sign another group for the company
I don't suppose we'll ever meet again
You'd better get back to the factory.

[Chorus]

Take 'em all, watch 'em fall [x4]

[Chorus Repeat...]

"Working"

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I been working all day for me mate on the site
Running around like a blue arsed fly
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate

Every bleeding minute I been on the go
Up and down the ladder like a fiddler's elbow
I been working
I been working all day for me mate

[Chorus]
Wait for tomorrow at half past ten
When I sign on, but until then
I'll be working
I'll be working all day for me mate

Aint' got no cards, don't pay no tax
For a score in me hand I'll be breaking me back
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate
Call me a crook, call me bent
But I need more than food and rent
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate

[Chorus]

They try to follow me every day
I give 'em the slip and I'm on my way
None of the other blokes thinks it's wrong
'Coz every one of 'em's signing on

[Chorus]

They try to follow me every day
I give 'em the slip and I'm on my way
None of the other blokes thinks it's wrong
'Coz every one of 'em's signing on

[Chorus]

The benefit boys are out of touch
What they don't know won't hurt 'em much
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate

If I'm caught I'll go down for a month or three
But they'll still Be paying out looking after me
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate

[Chorus]

"Riot Squad"

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When we were at school I thought he had it sussed
Fighting the law with the rest of us
Smoking, drinking, acting cool.
('Til) they started treating him like a fool
Then he stayed on his own for most of the time
Dreaming dreams of a life of crime
In and out of trouble, he cheated and lied
But who'd have thought he'd join the other side

[Chorus]
He's in a riot squad
The wanna fight squad
The shoot on sight squad
For law and right

Down to Hendon with the boys in blue
It's amazing what a few weeks can do
Out in the car, out on the street
South of the river on the frontline beat

[Chorus]

Cracking heads, it was all a game
A finger was pointed and he got the blame
Now he's back where he started, he ain't got a pound
Queing with the sorts he used to kick around.

[Chorus repeat...]

"Where Are They Now"

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I believed in julie when she said how easy it could be
And I believed in Tommy and his written words of anarchy
And I believed in Joe when he said we had to fight
And I believed in Jimmy when he told us to unite

[Chorus]
Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they, six years on and they've all gone
Now it's all turned sour
Where are they now

Hollywood nights in Soho
Writing on the wall of The Roxy loo
Rotten on the telly
Showing what a few choice words can do
Was it ever worth it
Causing all the fuss
You know, I believed in them
Don't you believe in us

[Chorus]

No more kids are innocent
We will get fooled again
Only faces ever change
The song remains the same

Was it ever worth it
Causing all the fuss
You know, I believed in them
Don't you believe in us

[Chorus]

Where are they know....

"What's It Like To Be Old?"

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Me mum don't like the clothes I wear.
Me dad don't like my spiky hair.
Teachers at school say I'm a fool.
But I say to them you're just uncool.
Tell me what's it like to be old
What's it like to be old
Tell me what's it like to be old.
Because you're old old old old old
You know you're old old old old old
Tell me what's it like to be old.
Me mum don't like the school report.
I'm sorry dad but it really wasn't my fault.
Can this be here son? Can this be true?
It says you make the young girl boo hoo hoo.
Boo hoo hoo
Tell me what's it like to be old
What's it like to be old
Tell me what's it like to be old
Because you old old old old old
You know you're old old old old old
Tell me what's it like to be old.

Tell me what's it like to be old
What's it like to be old
Tell me what's it like to be old

Because you old old old old old
You know you're old old old old old
Tell me what's it like to be old.

What's it like to be old
What's it like ot be old
Tell me what's it like to be old.

What's it like to be old
Yeah What's it like to be old
Tell me what's it like to be old.

Because you old old old old old
You know you're old old old old old
Tell me what's it like to be old.

"Sunday Stripper"

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She came from, well, in Garden City
'fore she moved into my town
She was stone cold broke but her legs were pretty
And her hair looked mean as she let her hair down

She followed in her mother's footsteps
To make a little cash on the side
Invested in a well-made cat suit
Showed all the boys she had nothing to hide

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She's just a Sunday stripper
At the bar on the corner
She's a g-string tripper
But I'm in love with her

I get dressed every Sunday morning
Get my hair back nice and clean
I take a slow walk down to the bar she works
And I try to find me a front row seat

I sit there quietly drinking
I never have to wait too long
Before she's up there in spotlight satin
And the beer gets too low

[Chorus]

I picture her putting on her make-up
Deciding what to wear
I can see her hand pulling up her stockings
Painted nails riding through her hair

And as I sit believing
She goes in just for me
The others watch but I don't care
She's mine for all the world to see

[Chorus]

"Run Away Johnny"

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Run away Johnny [x3]
Johnny run away

The bosses are the menaces they don’t give a damn for you
They know that you earn their pay
There’s a real life waiting if you just get up and go run away Johnny run away
You know the banks and the money lenders want to keep you down
Want to stop you from having your say
Don’t let them tell you how you’ve got to run your life run away Johnny run away

Run away Johnny [x3]
Johnny run away

Do you want to get to 50 punching the clock saving up for that rainy day
Weekends at your caravan on the south coast run away Johnny run away

Run away Johnny [x3]
Johnny run away

You only get 1 chance so drink it down to the very last drop
This is your 1 chance stand up be proud and don’t stop [repeat]
Your whole life is wasted doing someone else’s work they get rich you get tired that’s the way
Go to school get a job you retire then you die run away Johnny run away

Run away Johnny [x3]
Johnny run away [repeat to end]

"I Need A Witness"

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I got home this morning 'bout a quarter to four
I found my baby headin' out the door
Cuz I been out dancing all night long
She thought I been romancin' but she got it wrong
I try to stay clean she wont let me be
Shes always checking up on me

I need a witness
Yeah I wasn't sure but I thought she saw
I need a witness
I don't wanna show it I hope I don't blow it

I love that lady but shes such a wench
Ended sleeping on that old pine bench
Cuz I been out dancing all night long
She thought I been romancin' but she got it wrong
I try to stay clean she wont let me be
Shes always checking up on me

I need a witness
Yeah I wasn't sure but I thought she saw
I need a witness
I don't wanna show it I hope I don't blow it

I need a witness
I need a witness
I need a witness
I need a witness
I need a witness
Yeah I wasn't sure but I thought she saw
I need a witness
I don't wanna show it I hope I don't blow it

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"Teenage Heart"

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Friend of my mine said he rather be dead,
with a bullet from a 45 in his head,
Or his wrist slashed to ribbons with a blade instead,
than reach 24 that’s what he said.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, what they trying to do to my teenage heart
I said Ooh, ooh, ooh, what they trying to do,
try to tear it apart, try to tear it apart,
My Teenage Heart.

Remember the first time it seems so long,
had a new guitar and a handful of songs.
We played in a run-down railroad shack,
they said you’re too loud, get out and don’t you come back.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, what they trying to do with my teenage heart... my teenage heart...
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, what they trying to do,
try to tear it apart, try to tear it apart,
My Teenage Heart.

High class pros in soho bars,
two time tramps wanna sleep with the stars.
Living fast since the day they were born.
Made it big, and now you gotta conform

Ooh, ooh, ooh, what they trying to do with my teenage heart...my teenage heart...
I said Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, what they trying to do,
try to tear it apart, try to tear it apart,
My Teenage Heart.

"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

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Things you say, Things you do sure worry me,
When were out on the street making money for you in 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.

I can't stand the peace and quiet.
All I want is a running a riot.
I can't stand the peace and quiet,
Because 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 there 33.
Getting old sure bothers me, bothers me to death.

Cause I can't stand the peace and quiet.
All I want is a running a riot.
Cause I can't stand the peace and quiet.
All I want is a running .... RIOT!
Cause I can't stand the peace and quiet.
All I want is a running riot.
I want to riot!
I can't stand the peace and quiet,
All I want is a running.... RIOT! I just wanna RIOT!

"Again And Again"

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Hey, people down the street don’t know what’s goin’ on.
They don’t know where I’m going.
They don’t know where I’m from.
I’ve got no time to explain to them.
They only ask me again and again and again.
Said I’ve got no time to explain to them…
They only ask me again and again and again.

I’m gonna lock myself in
and get outta my head.
I’ve got another empty bottle,
got another empty bed.
I’ve got no time to explain to them.
They only ask me again and again and again.
Said I’ve got no time to explain to them,
they only ask me again and again and again.
Oh, and again and again!

I’m gonna lock myself in
and get outta my head.
I’ve got another empty bottle,
got another empty bed.
I’ve got no time to explain to them.
They only ask me again and again and again.
Said I’ve got no time to explain to them,
they only ask me again and again and again.
I said I’ve got no time to explain to them,
they only ask me again and again and again.

"Sister Suzie"

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Ohhhhh
We can't go on like this
And you know what I'm talking about
You find another lover
She know I can't live without

Oh, Sister Suzie
We gotta keep it in the family
Oh Sister Suzie
We gotta keep it in the family
oh oh Suzie, Suzie
Sing your love for me

They say I treat you bad
You know, they say I treat you cruel
But I know you need your lover
It's not after school

Oh Sister Suzie
The only love I had
Ohh, Sister Suzie, Sister Suzie
You're driving me mad
Oh you driving me m-m-m-mad


Gonna take away your records
I'm gonna take away your gin
And if I find the guy you're seeing
You'll see how mad I am

Oh Sister Suzie
You ain't going out no more
Oh Sister Suzie, Sister Suzie
Gonna lock the door

"We Love You"

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We don't care if you only love "we"
We don't care if you only love "we"
We love you. We love you, and we hope that you will love "we" too
We love "they". We love "they", and we want you to love "they" too
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We don't care if you hound "we" and love is all around "we"
Love can't get our minds off
We love you, we love you

You will never win "we"
Your uniforms don't fit "we"
We forget the place we're in
'Cause we love you
We love you. Of course, we do

I love you. I love you
And I hope that you won't prove wrong too
We love you. We do. We love you. We do.

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