The Business: Letras

The Business - Suburban Rebels (1983)

Get Out While You Can
You never question, you never ask why
You never listen, you never try
Never wanting to make a stand
With people like you humanity's damned

[Chorus:]
Get out while you can
Get out while you can
Get out while you can
Get out

Bomb could drop, but you don't care
The cupboards empty, but you won't share

People repressed but you don't see
The normal attitude sickens me

Blind Justice
Burn, Burn, Burn the paper screamed out loud
Die, Die, Die, sang the voices in the crowd
Lock him up and throw him in a cell
He didn't really do it and you know full well

So, burn, burn, burn the papers screamed out loud
Die, Die, Die sang the voices in the crowd

[Chorus:]
And when it was over where did you go
To look at the photos of a dead hero

He was a victim of inhuman revenge
He was a scapegoat for political ends
And no one knows if he did it or not
They never thought of that when they tightend the knot

Burn, burn, burn the papers screamed out loud
Die, die, die sang the voices in the crowd
Lock him up and throw him in a cell
He didn't really do it and you know full well

He didn't do it, He didn't do it
He wasn't there but you don't really care

Work Or Riot?
The winter of discontent's nearing
Thatchers got trouble with her hearing
The voices of many are going unheard
I'd try to laugh if it wasn't absurd

[Chorus:]
This generation won't keep quiet
Work, work, Work or Riot
The time is now to unite,
Work, work, work or Riot
The generation sit cold and die

Feed their facts and live the lie
In the papers everyday
So many rebels being put away
Have you ever heard punk on radio?
Have you ever been to a skinhead show?
No escape for the people like you
Did that happen in your time too?

The Employers Blacklist
Job chances seem very thin
It's a losing battle we must all win
The C.B.I. are winning keep down the pay
Mysterious people calling early in the day
The "x" has appeared another lost life
No tears are shed for the children and wife

The dailys ignore it or treat it with fact
Still when have they been know to report fact

[Chorus:]
In our country so fair and free
So say the holders of the economy
There is a monster said not to exist
They call it the employers blacklist

Nobody really knows what's going on
Be a rebel and you'll always be wrong
Same old side of the story told to the screen
The government is too wise to be tricked
Anyone too clever has got to be nicked
You listen to this and you think I'm sick
Well if you think that mug, you must be think

Nobody Listened
Didn't want the dole money in his hand
So he formed a chaos band
He didn't depend on anyone
He wanted to have some fun

[Chorus:]
Johnny took a chance that's what he said
Nobody Listened and now he's dead
He didn't want no boring job
Or to become part of the mob
He didn't rely on anyone
and so became a kid on the run
He was the one who led the crowd
The law said his voice was too loud
They're determined to make him pay
And later that night he passed away

Suburban Rebels
They're the sons and daughters of well off bankers
Tom Robinsons' army of trendy wankers
Flared blue jeans and anoracks
With yellow streaks all down their backs
Who act so tough when their on tv
But trendy wankers don't scare me

[Chorus:]
Oi!, Oi! Oi! Chosen few
This is what we think of you
Surburban rebels playing at reds
You would be urban terrorists
You don't scare us with your badges and banners
You know fuck all about heavy manners

You're the middle class kiddies from public schools
Who write the slogans on the toilet walls
Like Tony Benn's clones in plastic masks
You wave a hammer and sickle, never Union Jacks
Got lots of mouth when your in a crowd
But when your alone you don't speak loud

Mortgage Mentality
I run a shop upon the hill
I give out orders at my will
People do as they're told
Till the day that they're old
Apart from the work, life's a toss
Cos at home my wife's the boss
I've got mortgage and all the loans
And a wife 3 kids and moans

[Chorus:]
Mortgage Mentality,
Mortgage Mentality, Mortgage Mentality
Mortgage Mentality

I'm not really the one in charge
For this shop is much too large
I just wouldn't know what to do
I'm just another fool
For the guvnor it's plain to see
That's it's just got to be me
I'm the one with all the debts
So I've got to be the best bet

Guttersnipe
You preach anarchy, but you make the rules
Setting up heros like celluloid fools
In 20 lines you put the the world to right
You're anti war, but you wanna fight

[Chorus:]
Guttersnipe, Guttersnipe
you ain't so right
you ain't worth, ain't worth a light

You spread the lies to hide the truth
leaders of the misled youth
Promote the myth to hide the vice
Intellects who don't think twice
You got your badges, you've got your causes
Label under civillian forces
In black and white upon your face
There's nothing but an empty space

Real Enemy
Reality punk is all together
Fighting each other just ain't clever
You've got the wrong enemy picking on a friend
If we don't stand together then this is the end
Today's youth stand together
In your combat and leather
There's a cause a cause to fight
Not each other we must unite

Fight the real enemy [x4]

Banned from the pubs everynight
Same old story will you ever see the light
Everyone toghter now listen to me
Don't fight each other fight the real enemy

Another Rebel Dead
They found him in the lane
With cocaine in his brain
They found him on his own Someone saw him lying there

[Chorus:]
I heard what was said
Another rebel dead

They say he killed himself
But it was someone else
His name was on their list
And now he don't exist
He didn't stand a chance
Upon his grave they dance
They were determined to blow him out
And so the papers read
That Johnny Smith was dead
A little girl asked why
And made her brother cry
Why did they make him go that way?

Sabotage The Hunt
Lying in wait they come
Dressed in red of course having fun
Trumpets blow height of their day
Fox will die if they have their way

[Chorus:]
Sabotage [x3] the hunt today
Sabotage [x3] it anyway

Here they come with horse n' hounds
Middle class murders must be blocked
Destruction of wildlife must be stopped

Go near their houses and you'r kicked
Try to stop 'em and you'll be nicked
They're protected by the law
All we do is watch in awe!

Harry May
Harry runs his business
From above the dodgy Ino
His brother is a chemist
It's a front for Anadin
What's his name? Harry May [x2]

[Chorus:]
Harry [x4] May, Harry [x4] May

Harry's got a roller
A shooter in the boot
Killing is his living
It's where he makes his loot

Now he's turned 60
He's given up his shooter
And he's always on the piss

Drinking And Driving
Half past 5 I'm in the pub
Six O'clock it's home for grub
Eight O'clock I'm back to the bar
Sod the walk I'll take the car

[Chorus:]
Knock it back
Have another one
Drinking and driving is so much fun

In the motor off you go
Not too fast and not too slow
Keep your head and keep your cool
Must avoid that rightful pull
As you meander down the road
Don't forget your highway code
See the spot and take your pick
Out of the car to be sick!.....

The Business - Saturday's Heroes (1985)

All Out
Its happening all over
The problems that you see
Companies striving for profits
They know that cannot be
Computers are taking over
The worlds banking machine
Where does that leave the workers
There jobs a has been

[Chorus]

All out, all out, all out, redundancy
All out, all out, all out, no job for me

Please take this offer
Its one you cant refuse
Its better than being destitute
Its a viable abuse
Who the hells gonna work
In the coming years from now
We will all be run by robots
With no need to wipe their brow

[Chorus]

[Repeat]

Saturday's Heroes
There's a handy little firm at the game today
Having a laugh for causing trouble on way
Rucking on the terraces bundles in the street
Fighting for glory in half lit streets
Gonna take away my Id card
But you'll never get me at Scotland Yard

Saturday's Saturday's heroes
Saturday's Saturday's heroes

It's gonna go off in the centre of town
Were the boys know noone shoves you a around
Pulling down fences smashing up bars
Putting out books through brand newcars
Sagostar burst it won't let Tesco
But they never get me on video

Saturday's Saturday's heroes
Saturday's Saturday's heroes

Get Out Of My House
Now I wouldn't saw that I was a bad boy
I'd say that I was a peace loving bloke
but whenever a girl takes me round to her house
her parents seem to think I'm a joke
I went to a dance and I met a pretty girl
it must have been a week or two ago
I walked her home and she asked me in
but her old man said oh no no, he said

Out, out get out of my house, you'd better take your sheepskin too
no daughter of mine's going out with a hippie
or a scruffy little herbert like you.

Now my old lady doesn't seem to mind my appearance
the old man thinks I'm a bore (?)
And I dread the day when he turns to me and says
Oi! son I cant take anymore, come on out

Out, out get out of my house, you'd better take your sheepskin too
no son of mine's going round as a hippie
or a scruffy little herbert like you.

Now personally I don't think appearance really matters
what matters is your man from within
and I believe that if I stay a good boy
the geezer upstairs will take me in he'll say

Come come come into my house
you'd better bring your sheepskin too
No son of mine's gonna be turfed out 'cos he's a hippie
Or A scruffy little herbert like you

Cor cheek of the geezer giving me the elbow
Anyone think I was harry May or something, Know what I mean?

Coventry
A switchblade flashes on a coventry night
a kid lies there, he didn't want to fight
I didn't do it as he throws up his hands
but everyone knows where the blame is to land

we're always on the wrong side of whatever side there is
we're always on the wrong side of whatever side there is
the lights go down in coventry

meanwhile on the east side of town
we didn't know what was going down
the cops pulled us to the side of the road
you're in a band that's the way it goes

The Business - Welcome to the Real World (1988)

Mouth An' Trousers
In the bar and you're telling lies
'Bout your fights and you fantasize
Think you're hard but your not at all
Always run when it's back to the wall

Mouth an' trousers that's you
Mouth an' trousers that's you
Mouth an' trousers that's you
What you gonna do

Get your mates to help you out
But you winge when you get a clout
Like the adds when it's ten to one
You're a mug and you gotta be done

Do A Runner
Spend spend spend is the line to take
Keep on buying it's no mistake
Get what you want whenever you can
'Cos Mr. Bank Manager's a nice ol' man

When your flexible friend just don't want to know
And the bank that says yes starts to say no

Do a runner
Have it away on your toes

See your bank it's got plenty of dough
Get credit high and repayments low
Go and buy all the things that you needed
And who gives a damn if the limit's exceeded

Get you to court and they'll give you a fine
Stagger the payments to a nicker a time
You gotta plead poverty you got no dough
They're so stupid they just don't know

Ten Years
Mr. Rock 'N' Roll you look so right
with your clothes so dark and you hair so bright
Hanging round The Ship and the West End clubs
With the Midnight Boys and The Marquee mugs
Talking 'bout budgets and studio costs
With the has beens won't be's and they're all lost
Want to be like all the poseurs you meet
Let's teach you a lesson 'bout life on street

'Cos we're The Business from Lewisham
And it's ten years and we're still standing here
You'll never beat us
Ten years and we're still standing here
You'll never stop us

Guest lists and points for fixing the deal
But the paper means nothing if the cash ain't real
The Limelight The Slimelight The Alley Tin Pan
All the talk in the world and you ain't got a fan
It's all down to tak if the record's a flop
Your head is so empty the penny won't drop
So out of touch with realities beat
You'll never be part of life on the street

We'll Take 'em On
They tried to stop us with their rumours and their lies
They said "ignore 'em and we'll cut 'em down to size"
They didn't question that we'd fall
They said "They've beat us we've kept those bastards down
Our world's a better place without those fools around"
They didn't reckon on our call

We'll take 'em on
We're coming back they got it wrong
We're coming back we shall be strong

And now they reckon that we'll spoil their party game
Destroy their memories and drive their kids insane
They cannot see that they are blind
So the'll attack us with papers horror show
Divide and fool us make sure we don't grow
So let us pay them back in kind

Handball
3000 miles is a long way to go
To be beaten by a dwarf in Mexico
He was an aged cheat who didn't give a damn
Couldn't use his head so used his hand
They forgave the blind old sod
And Maradona claimed it was the hand of God
So out of the cup but what you expect
From a poxy little country and a circus reject

Argy-bargy
hanky-panky
naughty naughty
handball

The British boys in the Mexico sun
Stood their ground a
And HareDuke on the run
Same old story you always start
You not got the bottle and you ain't got a heart
And where the English and we play it fair
We lost the Cup but we don't care
Everyone knows the final score
But who won the Falklands war
Two or one a final score
Now on to the Falklands war

The Business - Keep The Faith (1994)

Going Down In History
We have been down to the bottom
Now we are back where we belong
We are telling you now this is for real
We know now right from wrong

[Chorus:]
You are going down in history
The song remains the same
But this time on our own terms
So no-one gets the blame

If you are looking for sell-out music
Well dont you look this way
We have paid the price since our time began
Now we are gonna make it pay

[Chorus]

Whatever happened to the people
That we heard talking so loud
They are nowhere to be seen now
Our followings made us proud

[Chorus, etc. repeat]

All Out
Its happening all over
The problems that you see
Companies striving for profits
They know that cannot be
Computers are taking over
The worlds banking machine
Where does that leave the workers
There jobs a has been

[Chorus:]

All out, all out, all out, redundancy
All out, all out, all out, no job for me

Please take this offer
Its one you cant refuse
Its better than being destitute
Its a viable abuse
Who the hells gonna work
In the coming years from now
We will all be run by robots
With no need to wipe their brow

[Chorus]

[Repeat]

The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth (1997)

Spirit Of The Street
I'm coming at you with the spirit of the street
From the ghettos with a hardcore beat
It don't matter if you're black or white
It's not your colour that makes it right
IF YOU MAKE A STAND
I'LL STAND WITH YOU
IF YOU TAKE MY HAND
WE'LL SEE IT THROUGH
Oi you punk what's wrong with you
Hardcore kids are coming through
Oi you skin how about you
You must unite or we'll be through
We've done our best to get by
Problems with this issue won't subside
One by one you can make a choice
One beating heart and inner voice

Blood Ties
In the dark and sunless hours
On the streets of London town
There stood you and the boys
And you were always messing around
When the streets are out ot get you
And the sun refuses to shine
What's s kid supposed to do
But turn his life into crime
SOME SAY YOU WERE CRAZY
IT AIN'T TRUE (IF THEY ONLY KNEW)
HALF THE KIDS IN LONDON
ARE LIKE YOU
There was talk you killed your rival
But talking is no proof
You'll be off the manor for a while now
They don't believe the truth
Your brother is still alive though
He pulled through after all
The damage was superficial
When you pushed him for that fall
Night held you back
As you went through the door
You left a man lying
With a bullet on the floor

The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
How dare you sit in judgment
Of working girls on the game
You're just as guilty your honour
Hiding facts behind your fame
DISHING OUT A PRISON TERM
FOR WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR RIGHT
WE WANT THE TRUTH
THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING
BUT THE TRUTH
Pass the buck with a sentence
Learned upholder of decency
Dishonored your bench and all who sit on it
Paid young girls frequently
With your friends in high places
Hypocrite son of a bitch
The only reason you're still here
Is coz you're filthy rich

One Common Voice
Stole the name from the working class
Turned us into working brass
Sweating till my back breaks everyday
Take the long walk through the factory gates
As a nation is born a city is laid
A power generates for political gain
The rich man makes his way to capital goal
As a working man tries to make his way in the world
WE'RE ONE COMMON VOICE
WE'RE ONE COMMON VOICE
WE'RE ONE COMMON VOICE
IN THE WORLD
Some say your cards are all dealt in advance
Some say you're never ever given a chance
Till the day you die hope purities help
When the morning bell rings you're on the way to hell
Borders are the same between our kind and theirs
Been the fucking same for hundreds of years
As the working class struggles to get ahead
Someone brings the power down and knocks it on the head

What's The Story
Was born and bred
Lived here all my life
Don't know why
But it just seemed right
Can't change me local
Can't change the firm
This is my story
Just listen and learn
NOW I'M A LOT WISER
I'M A FATHER OF A SON
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
I THOUGHT IT'S NEVER COME
Starting in a band
So young and nice
I didn't believe
Went over to football
Drank in the pubs
Couldn't handle any disco clubs

Justice Not Politics
Newspapers, Magazines, Jobs galore
Middle class students, oh what a bore
Designer labels trendy post codes
Putting Charlie up your nose
Brand new cars take a look
Paid by daddy's big cheque book
Your rebellion stands at the back of the club
Inking down notes with the bands blood
WE WANT JUSTICE NOT POLITICS
WE WANT JUSTICE NOT POLITICS
WE WANT JUSTICE NOT POLITICS
WE WANT JUSTICE NOT POLITICS
LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE YOU TURN TAIL AND RUN
WHAT YOU ONCE BELIEVED IN NOW YOU TAKE THE PISS
BY WORD OF MOUTH AND NEGATIVE PRESS
What goes through your mind is a mystery
You watch street bands kickin in history
We're having a say your having a go
You're the first to spot a row at a punk show
Dancing and music's about having fun

One Thing Left To Say
Caught up in something
You didn't wanna do
It's not your fault so I'll leave it up to you
I'm trying, You're buying
One thing left to say
That there must be a better way
Thought you were big and brave
Now it's the only thing you crave
You've blacked out your memory
Is there anything out there you can see
I'm trying, You're buying
One thing left to say
That there must be a better way
Know you need help but you won't admit it
Going to them might put in it
Trying to handle your addiction
It's in your blood it's an affliction
I'm trying, You're buying
One thing left to say
That there must be a better way
I'm trying, Your buying
One thing left to say
That there must be a better way
Cry to the world you wanna break out

Death To Dance
It drives me mad, it makes me sick
There's no booze to make 'em tick
Just ecstasy and laser lights
They're too high to wanna fight
DEATH TO DANCE, DEATH TO DANCE
GOTTA KILL IT OFF WHILE WE GOT A CHANCE
Anonymous faces senseless noise
Music by numbers electric toys
Kids ain't brainless know what you nicked
Money from mugs another bands hit
It's disco music with another name
We smashed 'em up now we're back again
Dealers in the warehouse being brave
Now the time to rave to the grave

No Time 4 U
We grew up together when we were only kids
Fighting against a world that didn't really exist
Don't know where it went wrong
And I don't know who to blame
NO TIME FOR YOU NOW
STILL WE CARRY ON
NO TIME FOR YOU NOW
STILL WE CARRY ON
NO TIME FOR YOU NOW
STILL WE CARRY ON
Nestling on your pedestal low as low can be
The streets where we came from is where I wanna be
A rumour here a rumour there this time you're gonna fall
Time has passed the youth has gone you didn't get the call

SE12
I went to school with Joey James said he's gonna make it anyway
Football, crime, rock n' roll Nothing else could save his soul
Headed out on his motorbike We were sixteen and loved a fight
Weekend gangsters old school mob the passion of youth and being a yob
WE WERE THE BOYS OF SE12
A villain is a fighter and keeps on his toes carries a reputation wherever he goes
Me and Joey were angels to the crew like villains we wanted to die for you
The children had gone inside for the day while back in bar the mob streams away
Something's gonna happen said Joey to the Sun as it went down he bought out a gun
Something's going down in SE12

Crime Of The Century
It all started way back then
A lifetime of robbery down in the East End
The jailbird's been freed to roam again
I got no money
It's easy to see what time has done to me
A broken man without any stability
IT'S THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY
IT'S THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY
PROFESSION OF VIOLENCE DON'T MEAN MUCH TO ME
Whispers of a job
Some things never change down in the Southside
This is my action I want a piece of it
Safety deposit box
The place I'm gonna nick it is up in Knightsbridge
This is my chance to get on my feet again

Informer
Why'd you give him 18 years
Leave a family drowning in tears
Baby boy baby girl
Now their lives a living hell
Some say it shouldn't be done
But life on the dole ain't no fun
SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE
YOU'RE AN INFORMER
You didn't have to name him to the law
Just trying to stop from being poor
Hopes the kids will pull through
Without a dad coz of you
Some say it shouldn't be done
But life on the dole ain't no fun

Southgate (Euro '96)
Gareth Southgate stood on the spot
Couldn't believe the chance he got
He'd be a hero with one toe punt
But sent it at the keeper oh what a cunt
SOUTHGATE'S GOING HOME, HE'S GOING HOME
SOUTHGATE'S GOING HOME, HE'S GOING HOME
SOUTHGATE'S GOING HOME - OH NO HE'S MISSED THE BUS
Should he hit to the left
Should he hit to the right
Don't really matter coz he was shite
That's the way our luck goes
Couldn't see the ball coz of the size of his nose
If I score this it'll be a killer
Coz they won't let me at Aston Villa
Didn't take a run up for the kick
Even me mum thinks I'm a prick
DANCE NOW WHATEVER YOU WILL BE
BUT HE MISSED THE FUCKING PENALTY
SO WE SMASHED UP THE TOWN
WHEREVER WE MAY BE
COZ HE MISSED THE FUCKING PENALTY

Hardcore Hooligan
YOUR JUST A HOOLIGAN
A HARDCORE HOOLIGAN
YOU'RE JUST A HOOLIGAN
A HARDCORE HOOLIGAN
They've taken the game out of our pockets
They're filling theirs up and its time to stop it
Cost of the tickets has gone through the roof
Hard to afford we're the living proof
Football clubs taking the piss
Boys like you don't put up with this
All seater grounds the rucking's no more
But up at the station we'll still have a war

No Mercy for You (2001)

Guinness Boys
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Me futbol team's lost 4 - 1 (oh oh, oh oh)
feeling bad and feeling glum (oh oh, oh oh)
to the pub on a saturday night
30 minutes later and I feel alright
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Some say i'm a drunken bum (oh oh, oh oh)
Me mother in law she's some front (oh oh, oh oh)
but I like a drink its a way of life
it gets me out of the house and away from the wife
oooh we are the guinness boys

me mates and me are having fun (oh oh, oh oh)
I look to the clock its half past one (oh oh, oh oh)
the wife`s gonna kill me and the doors are locked
I`ve got no money cause I spent the lot
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Steal This Record
You got no money and your feeling down
Can`t find it when you want it around
you see that record and you want it so much
I`ll think I`ll take it and try my luck

I`m in Tanng and I don`t think they noticed
I`m out of the door and on my toes
I hear a scream but they won`t catch me
I`m a punk and this is anarchy

Don`t buy it, don`t buy it
don`t buy it - Steal this record

I download records off the internet
I havn`t paid for a record yet
I tape `em and give them to my friends
keep ahead of the latest trends

Code Red
News break on the radio
there`s a helicoptor raid
we`ve got a kidnap victim on our hands
The reason why is so unclear
afternoon - filled with fear
Brixton bound, open prison yard

Cause there`s a jailbreak in Brixton
you know this gang must be found
there`s a code red, alive or dead
one of our boys is out.....

He has broken out so the newspapers say
"we`ve gotta stop these boys their dangerous"
Public enemy number one
the nation hides - their on the run
living life full to the end

[Chorus]

Fast approach comes the end
betrayed by a very good friend
back to a cell with walls that have no time
year have passed he`s done his time
there`s no reason that we can find
nows the time to let him go

Hate Kill Destroy
I don`t wanna talk about Love peace and flowers
I don`t wanna take your drugs just to while away the hours
I got no bread on the table
I got no job that`s fucking stable
You don`t like the way I look
You only like to stare

HATE KILL DESTROY
HATE KILL DESTROY

John Lennon`s hippy shit - Love, peace & fun
The only peace he got was from the barrel of a gun
The sounds of the 60`s - sounds so shit to me
Punk rock`s the king, you stupid little hippy

Belmarsh Prison
A moonlight morning back in ninty-five
twenty-five years old and glad to be alive
Belmarsh Prison stripped his rights
Belmarsh Prison took his life
Gave him five years in a stinking cell
Watching years go by what was the reason
Belmarsh Prison Stripped his rights
BelMarsh Prison took his life

The warders kicked a man to death
The screaming stopped with his last breath
the warders kicked a man to death
Questions with no answers left
Questions with no answers left

As the screams go up nothing`s said
But the media lies that they`ve been fed
Belmarsh prison stripped his rights
Belmarsh prison took his life
Time forgotten and his baby grew
Are all he had in his living hell
Belmarsh Prison stripped his rights
Belmarsh Prison took his life

[Chorus]

Boys Are Out Tonight
Living on the darkside, drinking cheap cyanide
spending my money before I get paid
doing my best to make ends meet
something to eat, something to drink
the backstreet filled with villinous laughter
running through life fast and faster
follow your team love `em so true
till saturday comes right back to you

We`re the boys out tonight

The week is wasted till the weekend comes
fighting for your team on the chicken run
concrete, metal, kicked and shoved
boy to man on sweat and blood
Bridge house drinking after the game
telling stories of how we fought for fame

Boys are out tonight

Living on the darkside, drinking cheap cyanide
spending my money before I get paid
doing my best to make ends meet
something to eat, something to drink
the backstreet filled with villinous laughter
running through life fast and faster
follow your team love `em so true
till saturday comes right back to you

We`re the boys out tonight

The week is wasted till the weekend comes
fighting for your team on the chicken run
concrete, metal, kicked and shoved
boy to man on sweat and blood
Bridge house drinking after the game
telling stories of how we fought for fame

Class Compromise
Welfare state - Class Compromise
Which stop`s things short of revolution
assault on freedom there`s no protection
there`s no equality in exploitation
law and justice are hidden behind
a veil of ignorance and corruption
one salvation - through suicide
no one answers to the mass destruction

History`s Glory
another dead man`s story
When the voices havn`t stopped
The powers at the top
their life is shaken, weaken and worried

Justice isn`t meant to be blind
not deaf dumb - a mute institute
the cracks of liberty filled with the cash
the working man ain`t got no solution
Goverment`s power reigns with a blow
there dirty water stinks of pollution
The line goes deep, deep to the wall
there we await our execution

No Mercy For You
The glimmer of the past is held so dear
there`s nothing else left for me here
We were young and withstood the knocks
we were the kings of the tower block
Smashing windows, fight all day
your no good - my mother would say
on the same side, even way back then

I`ve been kicking around this town so long
I don`t know what to do
Generation
Generation
No Mercy for you

All the buildings in my town are grey
Cold, Mean, Cruel - No future, No Way
With its own justice and rules within
walls this filthy have no sin
The police don`t come round here no more
protect the rich and fuck the poor
to old to cry, to young to know why
I justify this last goodbye

Gangland
You Grow up fast thinking nothing will last
you grow up hard, so young and so scared
When your poor you got nothing to lose
just a life full of anger and booze
So when your backs up against the wall
and your mates can`t hear you call
when the wolves gather in their packs
and there`s no time for you to look back

ain`t no light gonna shine on hate
only darkness on this side of town

Wiyth guns we shoot each other away
when your living dead in a crime wave
you got junkies on your stairway
wanting something for free
spray paint on the brick walls
your firm`s name big and tall

Gangland - Life - Fury
the only place that matters to me
ain`t no light gonna shine on me
cause there ain`t no life on my street

Oi The Poet
Street punk where you belong
They say their right you know their wrong
Bored on the street there`s nothing to do
everyday your taken for a fool
Reject you don`t fit in
they beat you down, but you never give in
Never had a proper wage
No future, no job always told your a lazy slob
I may have nothing but I shine twice as bright as you
I know what`s wrong and whats right
So stick your city Job and suberban wife
Looking at you I love my life...

Ghetto Youth
So you come from the ghetto
don`t mean - you no good
ain`t sophisticated like they say you should
Years of being told that your bad as bad can be
Well stick your fucking rules
cause they don`t mean that much to me

This side of the truth
Your pride - Ghetto youth

Your always told what to do
from the day that your born
its the same old record
now its really sounding worn
so when your doing the best
the best that you can
your getting shit from the boss
man, don`t let him get to you

This side of the truth
take pride - Ghetto Youth

Always Isn't Always
[Chorus]

"Always isn`t always" - that`s what you always say

I thought your lying wouldn`t mean much to me
I thought your crying couldn`t ever get to me
Seems like I known you too long in an awful way
Sad to see go but glad your someone I use to know

[Chorus]

When I saw you on the south side of town
its been sometime now, since I saw you around
You didn`t have much to say, you never did anyway
Jack up - Smacked Up, loving that brown
It looks like your on your way down

[Chorus]

6 am on the south side of town
Smacked out, drugged out lying on the ground
I guess you couldn`t take anymore
Sad to see you go
but glad that your someone I use to know

[Chorus]

Anarchy In The Streets
Anarchy in the street
London town is burning again
the city`s under seige
there`s blood on the pavement
Soho has been defaced
Handcuffs, truncheon and mace
wipe that frown from your face
we`ll take everything from this fucking place

Grab, Go, Get - take what you want

The trigger of anger is pulled
smashing chairs through the window
The plan is to meet at the pub
If you wanna drink, then you smash the pub

That shop has a TV
Grab it out, take it home with me
excitement riddles my face
When the signal goes up
smash the fucking place

Hell 2 Pay
Some say you cards were marked in advance
Gun in your hand and God on your side
a shot rang out on a London night
In a land where justice is a game
As dawn breaks over London town
Hell 2 pay
Revenge you find is nowhere to be found
Forget ? Forgive ? I`m gonna take you down
With a friend started as a brother
I ended with no brother

Under the Influence (2003)

Get Out Of My House
Now I wouldn't saw that I was a bad boy
I'd say that I was a peace loving bloke
but whenever a girl takes me round to her house
her parents seem to think I'm a joke
I went to a dance and I met a pretty girl
it must have been a week or two ago
I walked her home and she asked me in
but her old man said oh no no, he said

Out, out get out of my house, you'd better take your sheepskin too
no daughter of mine's going out with a hippie
or a scruffy little herbert like you.

Now my old lady doesn't seem to mind my appearance
the old man thinks I'm a bore (?)
And I dread the day when he turns to me and says
Oi! son I cant take anymore, come on out

Out, out get out of my house, you'd better take your sheepskin too
no son of mine's going round as a hippie
or a scruffy little herbert like you.

Now personally I don't think appearance really matters
what matters is your man from within
and I believe that if I stay a good boy
the geezer upstairs will take me in he'll say

Come come come into my house
you'd better bring your sheepskin too
No son of mine's gonna be turfed out 'cos he's a hippie
Or A scruffy little herbert like you

Cor cheek of the geezer giving me the elbow
Anyone think I was harry May or something, Know what I mean?

Hardcore Hooligan (2003)

Hardcore Hooligan
YOUR JUST A HOOLIGAN
A HARDCORE HOOLIGAN
YOU'RE JUST A HOOLIGAN
A HARDCORE HOOLIGAN
They've taken the game out of our pockets
They're filling theirs up and its time to stop it
Cost of the tickets has gone through the roof
Hard to afford we're the living proof
Football clubs taking the piss
Boys like you don't put up with this
All seater grounds the rucking's no more
But up at the station we'll still have a war

Southgate (Euro '96)
Gareth Southgate stood on the spot
Couldn't believe the chance he got
He'd be a hero with one toe punt
But sent it at the keeper oh what a cunt
SOUTHGATE'S GOING HOME, HE'S GOING HOME
SOUTHGATE'S GOING HOME, HE'S GOING HOME
SOUTHGATE'S GOING HOME - OH NO HE'S MISSED THE BUS
Should he hit to the left
Should he hit to the right
Don't really matter coz he was shite
That's the way our luck goes
Couldn't see the ball coz of the size of his nose
If I score this it'll be a killer
Coz they won't let me at Aston Villa
Didn't take a run up for the kick
Even me mum thinks I'm a prick
DANCE NOW WHATEVER YOU WILL BE
BUT HE MISSED THE FUCKING PENALTY
SO WE SMASHED UP THE TOWN
WHEREVER WE MAY BE
COZ HE MISSED THE FUCKING PENALTY

Terrace Lost Its Soul
London town is were where from in England
Grew up on the streets through anarchy
time moved on football was our family its our life its every thing to me

Oh oh the terrace lost its soul
Oh oh money moved in

Poor man working hard for the rich man
working from the cradle to the grave
30 million for Rio Ferdinand
it looks like its the fans who have to pay

Saturday's Heroes
There's a handy little firm at the game today
Having a laugh for causing trouble on way
Rucking on the terraces bundles in the street
Fighting for glory in half lit streets
Gonna take away my Id card
But you'll never get me at Scotland Yard

Saturday's Saturday's heroes
Saturday's Saturday's heroes

It's gonna go off in the centre of town
Were the boys know noone shoves you a around
Pulling down fences smashing up bars
Putting out books through brand newcars
Sagostar burst it won't let Tesco
But they never get me on video

Saturday's Saturday's heroes
Saturday's Saturday's heroes

England 5 - Germany 1
Was a sunny day in a Munich stadium
All the beer in Munich cant console them
As Oliver hit the turf
It was English footballs birth
It was there biggest loss since 1931

England 5 germany1
Michael Owen is number 1

Beckenbauer and Voller thought they d seen it all
Steven Michael Emile and golden balls
Running rings round you there was nothing
You could do England's glory
We changed the story
Now where pulling through

England 5 Germany 1
Michael Owen is no1

We got a Swede called Sven Goran Eriksson
Bobby Moore is now David Beckham
So Germany rip where the golden age to be our time has come
There on the run its time for victory

england 5 germany 1
michael owen is no1

Guinness Boys
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Me futbol team's lost 4 - 1 (oh oh, oh oh)
feeling bad and feeling glum (oh oh, oh oh)
to the pub on a saturday night
30 minutes later and I feel alright
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Some say i'm a drunken bum (oh oh, oh oh)
Me mother in law she's some front (oh oh, oh oh)
but I like a drink its a way of life
it gets me out of the house and away from the wife
oooh we are the guinness boys

me mates and me are having fun (oh oh, oh oh)
I look to the clock its half past one (oh oh, oh oh)
the wife`s gonna kill me and the doors are locked
I`ve got no money cause I spent the lot
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guinness boys we are here (oh oh, oh oh)
Guiness boys we are here, love your woman and drink their beer
oooh we are the guinness boys

Handball
3000 miles is a long way to go
To be beaten by a dwarf in Mexico
He was an aged cheat who didn't give a damn
Couldn't use his head so used his hand
They forgave the blind old sod
And Maradona claimed it was the hand of God
So out of the cup but what you expect
From a poxy little country and a circus reject

Argy-bargy
hanky-panky
naughty naughty
handball

The British boys in the Mexico sun
Stood their ground a
And HareDuke on the run
Same old story you always start
You not got the bottle and you ain't got a heart
And where the English and we play it fair
We lost the Cup but we don't care
Everyone knows the final score
But who won the Falklands war
Two or one a final score
Now on to the Falklands war

3 Lions
Your tv image sofa and beers
Your gobbing off about Brittany Spears
Eaton Cambridge they paid for it all
You're just a wanker but you think your cool

Your shit and you know it
Your a middle class wanker and know it
Your shit and you know it
I can see through your image its bullshit

Your pc image is just banial
You play it of with your sexist style
You aint no different to what used to be
You wrap it up call it comedy

Your shit and you know it
Your a middle class wanker and know it
Your shit and you know it
I can see through your image its bullshit

You took the 3 Lions and made them your own
Who are you to say football coming home
You anit from the street
Your just so plastic made a living out of being sarcastic

Your shit and you know it
Your a middle class wanker and know it
Your shit and you know it
I can see through your image its bullshit

Boys Are Out Tonight
Living on the darkside, drinking cheap cyanide
spending my money before I get paid
doing my best to make ends meet
something to eat, something to drink
the backstreet filled with villinous laughter
running through life fast and faster
follow your team love `em so true
till saturday comes right back to you

We`re the boys out tonight

The week is wasted till the weekend comes
fighting for your team on the chicken run
concrete, metal, kicked and shoved
boy to man on sweat and blood
Bridge house drinking after the game
telling stories of how we fought for fame



Boys are out tonight


Living on the darkside, drinking cheap cyanide
spending my money before I get paid
doing my best to make ends meet
something to eat, something to drink
the backstreet filled with villinous laughter
running through life fast and faster
follow your team love `em so true
till saturday comes right back to you

We`re the boys out tonight

The week is wasted till the weekend comes
fighting for your team on the chicken run
concrete, metal, kicked and shoved
boy to man on sweat and blood
Bridge house drinking after the game
telling stories of how we fought for fame

No One Likes Us
Been banned from the Whiskey A Go Go
Been banned from a club in Soho
Been banned From Red Lion Square
Been banned from every where

No one likes us
No one likes
We're the Business and we don't care

Your music will never last
Your music is much to fast
Your not wanted in this industry
Your music will never be

No one likes us
No one likes
We're the Business and we don't care

The Business

The Business es un grupo británico de música Oi! formado en 1979 en Lewisham, South London.

Historia

The Business salieron de las calles de South London en octubre de 1979, liderando una nueva ola del punk británico. Esta segunda oleada de grupos de punk realizaba un punk surgido de la calle.

a banda fue formada en 1979 por unos amigos del colegio llamados Steve Kent (guitarra), Micky Fitz (voz), Nick Cunningham (bateria) and Martin Smith (bajo).

The Business, junto con otros grupos como Angelic Upstarts, Blitz y 4-Skins se dedica a hacer un punk más duro y más vivo que sus antecesores.

Fue entonces cuando ese tipo de música paso a llamarse Oi! o Street-punk y lo más allegado a ellos era el incipiente hardcore estadounidense. The Business tenía buena mano para producir himnos, como se puede ver con su primer sencillo "Harry May" y con "Drinking and Driving" y "Smash the Discos" grabadas en conciertos e incluidas en el álbum Suburban Rebels.

Tocaron su primer concierto en Febrero de 1980. En 1981 hicieron de teloneros de The 4-Skins, y fueron rápidamente asociados con la escena Oi!.

Mientras el movimiento Oi! fue erróneamente etiquetado como de extrema derecha y racista (a pesar del hecho de que varias bandas de Oi! tocaban en conciertos de Rock contra el Racismo), The Business tomó una postura en contra del extremismo político con su Oi contra el racismo y el extremismo político.

Durante los años '80 fueron intermitentes apareciendo y desapareciendo de la escena musical y fue en 1994 con Keep the Faith cuando volvieron con fuerza para quedarse. El disco no suponía novedad en el sentido de que estaba basado en lo mismo que los demás: letras ácidas y reivindicativas e historias sobre fútbol y alcohol.

Discografia

Albumes de Estudio

Suburban Rebels (1983) Secret
Saturday's Heroes (1985) Harry May
Welcome To The Real World (1988) Link
In and Out of Business (1990) Link (mail-order only, reissued on CD 1998 by Mog)
Keep The Faith (1994) Century Media
The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth (1997) Taang!
No Mercy For You (2001) Burning Heart
Under The Influence (2003) Rhythm Vicar
Hardcore Hooligan (2003) Burning Heart

Recopilatorios

1980-81 - Official Bootleg (1983) Syndicate #17
Back To Back (1985) Wonderful World
Back To Back Volume 2 (1985) Wonderful World
Singalongabusiness (1986) Dojo
The Business 1979-1989 (1991) Blackout
The Best of The Business: 28 Classic Oi Anthems... (1992) Link
The Complete Business Singles Collection (1995) Anagram
Harry May - The Singles Collection (1996) Taang!
Loud, Proud and Oi! (1996) Dojo
Harry May - The Singles Collection (1996) Taang!
Mob Mentality (2000) Taang! (split with Dropkick Murphys)

En concierto

Loud, Proud & Punk - Live) (1984) Syndicate #22
Live & Loud (1989) Link
The Business Live (1998) Pinhead

Información:

Web Oficial: No tiene
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/businessoi
Discografia en Spotify: spotify:user:eltiti:playlist:0cVqFLBqIaqm89ToBo8VyO
Deskarga Discografia en Taringa: http://www.taringa.net/posts/musica/1159054/The-Business-(10-discos-Oi-_-Punk).html

Videos en Youtube:

Social Distortion: Letras

Mommy's Little Monster (1982)

The Creeps
I´ll be vigilant, I'll be silent Yes, know one will know.
You want something for nothing,
A toast on your grave!!
[Chorus:]
"I just wanna give you the CREEPS!!"
Run and hide when I'm on the streets,
Your fears and your tears
I'll taunt you in your sleep!!
[Chorus:]
"I just wanna give you the CREEPS!!"

Another State Of Mind
Well I'm in another state, another state of mind,
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this, this one leads to that,
Her voice sends shivers down my spine.
[Chorus:]
These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been thru.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me - - -
Hitch a ride on the wild side,
It's real hell on wheels.
There's gonna be a fight tonite, I know.
Another city we can't find,
Another city left buried behind.
As I picture her, the cities burn away.
Repeat [Chorus]

It Wasn't A Pretty Picture
Last nite a whore- found murdered in the streets...
the skid row bums are just waking up
A politician, caught holding drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way.
[Chorus:]
No-one said life would be easy,
Doesn't mean that much to me-
A crash-a bash-up on Highway 109
His wife has left him for another man
A kid, a child experiments with drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way.
[Chorus:]
No-one said life would be easy,
THE EXECUTIONER, HAS SUNG HIS LAST SONG-
[Repeat 1st chorus]

Telling Them
Well I love the sound when I smash the glass,
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass.
My mommy's worried about the way I drink,
My daddy can't deal with the way I think.
They wake me up, tell me, "to get to work,"
I slam the door, say, "shut up you jerk."
I can't wait til the show tonite,
When I'm with my friends every things alright...
[Chorus:]
They're telling me, but I'm telling them.
"I'll do it my way, I'll always win."
"When the sun goes down I'm ready to play,
It doesn't matter what anybody says!!!"
Well I love the sound when I smash the glass,
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass.
My girls stands very close to me,
That's just where I want her to be.
they say it costs $6 to get in this shack,
I'll go around sneak in the back.
I hope the police don't show up here,
Then we'll have to hide out of fear...
[Repeat chorus]

Hour Of Darkness
An hour of anger an hour of love,
This hour of confusion as I look above.
Death life as I've never seen before,
One more trip like that I'm in the mental ward
[Chorus:]
These sights sounds are all around me,
They grasp and they don't let go.
The sirens, the cries, the laughter the sighs,
I hear thee hour- My Hour of Darkness
An hour of darkness, an hour that's passed,
This life I feel just won't be surpassed.
Death life as I've never seen before,
One more trip like that I'm in the morgue.
[Repeat chorus]

Mommy's Little Monster
Mommy's little monster dropped out of school,
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules.
He loves to go out drinking with the boys,
He loves to go out and make some noise.
He doesn't wanna be a doctor or a lawyer get fat rich.
He's 20 years old he quit his job,
Unemployment pays his rent!
His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success,
His parents condemn him, say "his life's a mess!"
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit it.
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit!!!
Mommy's little monster shoots methadrine,
Mommy's little monster had sex at 15
She left home for the streets,
She couldn't deal with all that heat.
She had fun with the boys in the band,
In her eyes it will never end.
Her dad asked what happened to her face,
It could have happened in any place!!!
[Chorus:]
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too.
She can even wear a dress, that doesn't mean she'll ever confess.
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
DON'T TAKE HER LIFE AWAY!!!

Anti-fashion
You are so plastic you could be a Barbie Doll.
You walk you talk just like them all.
And, Oh how I love those pretty little curls,
With shoes and skirts, who's the better girl?
[Chorus:]
Anti-Fashion take them off
Anti-Fashion
And where did you get those $100 pants?
You know I'd love to rip them up, to shreds
A shiny red sports care takes you to the mall,
You shop with the elite and compare them all
[Repeat chorus]

All The Answers
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
You won't see these kids in heaven
Colored hair and funny clothes
They are the menace of today
And they won't listen to what you say
But don't forget that they're your future
[Chorus:]
They're loud, they're obnoxious and proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
They're loud, they're obnoxious they're proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
These kids are accused for all the violence
You can't even keep them silent
You thought you had all the answers
You won't be able to make them pay
Cause they're not gonna fade away
Don't forget that they're your future
[Chorus]
Don't forget they're your future
And you thought you had all the answers

Moral Threat
You beat us up when we're alone
Come back later and then you're gone
Now you're tucked away in your bed
And I've got stitches in my head
[Chorus:]
cause you didn't like my looks
cause I'm not in the fashion books
admit it, you had some fun,
just remember, I'm not the only one
You made a show for all your friends
But they're not gonna stick around to the end
Then you're gonna think, "Was it really worth it?"
Then your head is rolling in all that shit
[Chorus]
The justice system is slow it's true
So we'll have to take care of you
You're only safety is suicide
Face it buddy it's the end of the ride
[Chorus]
Moral Threat

Prison Bound (1988)

It's The Law
We're sitting here in this cell
You know it's like a living hell
Was what you did really a crime?
The judge says you have to serve time

[Chorus]
It's the law, you're in jail
It's the law that sets your bail
Don't bother to try and fight
It's only a few more nights

The deputy had a bad night
He couldn't get it up for his wife
So he's gonna be pissed on the job and
He's gonna bum out your life

[Chorus]

Indulgence
A wish or a longing for, an obsession much too strong
Gratification of desire, an object requested for
A sesual feeling, an extension of time
Is it good or bad?
Does your conscience bother you
Does it make you sad or glad?

Like An Outlaw
Like an outlaw
I'd lie for you
I'd kick and scream and do time for you
I'd rob and steal and go without meals and
Terrorize this town
For you-for you

Like an outlaw
I'd lurk in the baddest parts of town
I'd wait there for you baby
Until they hunt me down
For you-for you

Like an outlaw
They'd put a price on my head
Wanted dead or alive or painted a bloodied red
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
I'd kill for you
I'd kick and scream and hang for you
I'd go inside and kick some hide and
Bury a man who died
For you-for you

Backstreet Girl
I don't want you to be high
I don't want you to be down
Don't want to tell you no lies
Just want to do me a round
Please come right up to my yacht
You will be able to hear what I say

[Chorus]
Don't want you out in my world
Just you be my backstreet girl
Hey!

Please don't be part of my life
Please keep yourself to yourself
Please don't you bother my wife
That way you won't catch no hell
Don't try to ride on my horse
You're not the kind to ride a horse anyway

[Chorus]

Please don't you call me at home
Please don't come knockin' at night
Please never ring on the phone
Your manners are never quite right
Please take these favors I grant
Courtesy and luck and nochalant just ain't your way

[Chorus]

Prison Bound
Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go
And come out even tougher
A place where a man don't show his feelings
A place where a man don't cry

Well, they say I'm bein' punished
And they say I can be reformed
But some day I'll return
Did they really think that
This time it would work

You knew all along it wouldn't...

[Chorus]
Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime one too many times
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way

Well, they take away my freedom of expression or action
Johnny says I'll walk the line
With three hearts and a cot
And a lot of talk
With lock-up, concrete, and steel

Well it's cold and it's clammy
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
But I've gotta do my time
There's a lesson to be learned here
But what a price to pay

You know I may never learn-

[Chorus]

No Pain No Gain
Well I walked
Man I walked
Through some pain today
Well I guess today was my turn to hurt

Well, why not
You know I'm not any different
And no pain means no gain
I've heard them say

Well I used to think that life
Was so ugly
Live fast, die young
Leave a pretty corpse

But now I see things so much different
And life seems sometimes pretty to me

On My Nerves
The sound of a neighor's barking dog
The high prices of gigs today
I ordered a meal not an insult
I have nothing else to say

Something's gone wrong with my bike again
Can they play that song just one more fucking time?
That girl's attitude is hurting my head
Where am I supposed to draw the line?

Someone scratched my favorite Stones LP
My boss says that I'm a little slow
These people, places and things just aren't going my way
Situations that I can't control

I got in a fight at the liquor store
My neighbors are making too much noise
My girlfriend's not acting the way she's supposed to be
With a little time it'll all work out fine

I Want What I Want
I wanted a vintage Harley
I wanted a house with a yard
I wanted a pocket full of money and
A wardrobe of clothes with style
My style-

[Chorus]
Because I want what I want
And I want it now
You mean this great big world
Doesn't revolve around me?

I wanted a '55 Cadillac
Sittin' low, chromed and shiny black
But then somebody told me
The best things in life aren't things

[Chorus]

Lawless
A question of morals, black market love
Street survivors for another cause
Family traditions of another kind-

Challenging politics with payoffs twice a month
Too much is not enough and enough is just too much
Not afraid of one man, not afraid of ten

Like a pirate in the city, he's a lover man too
Whatever it is that he wants from you
Just remember he always gets what he wants-

With a gun in one hand, a drink in the other
Deep inside he knows his days are numbered
In his world he led an important life

Lost Child
Picked up by the police, only seventeen
What did he do, what did he say?
His father left him as a little boy
His mother turned tricks just to buy his toys

72 hour evaluation
Immediate psychiatric help
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just an angry boy

Years later, nothing much has changed
Liquor, drugs and gangs have made him a man
Living in the streets in a world of his own
He stops and watches his heart turn to stone

He's an important person now
He's running with a wayward crowd
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a lonely boy

The pain got too great, an eventual suicide
Fear and anger were trapped deep inside
If only Johnny could have opened up his heart
Then me and Johnny wouldn't never had to part

He's tired of running the vicious circle
He loaded and cocked his .45
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a frightened boy

Oh,
How many Johnnys must there be?
Oh Johnny
How I wish you were here

Social Distortion (1990)

So Far Away
I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you.
I've paid my dues,
Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.

[Chorus:]
So far away, So far away, So far away! [x2]

I've had it all,
And lost it all in one blackout summer night.
I want it back,
But I just can't seem to get it right.

[Chorus]

I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you.
I've paid my dues,
Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.

[Chorus]

Let It Be Me
I've been in love, but now I'm waiting
Don't ever want to worry about a thing
I sit at home and I wonder
Will I rise or will I go under

[Chorus:]
Let it be me-if you're lonely
Let it be me-your one and only
Let it be me-to satify you
Let it be me-if your feelin' blue

I've seen you around but you don't know me
I've watched your life but can't always see
I'll try and I'll try girl to love you
And when we die you will have loved too

[Repeat Chorus]

You know your friends talk bad about me
Your folks say it's not suppose to be
You know girl your life is going by fast
Try to make it last

[Repeat Chorus]

Story Of My Life
High school seemed like such a blur,
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections.
And in class I dreamed all day,
Of a rock 'n' roll weekend

And the girl in the front of the room,
So close yet so far y'know she never seemed to notice
That this silly schoolboy crush
Wasn't just pretend.

[Chorus:]
Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right.
Close your eyes and then it's past;
Story of my life

And I went down my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a Seven Eleven

I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of.
I looked at the holes in my jeans
And turned and headed back.

[Chorus]

Good times come and good times go,
I only wish the good times would last a little longer.
I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end.

So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song.
Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back.

[Chorus]

Sick Boys
Sick-boy, in his faded blue jeans
Sick-boy, black leather jacket seams
Sick-boy, he's always in trouble
With the law don't ya know...

Sick-boy, he carries a switchblade knife,
Sick-boy, likes to get into fights.
Sick-boy, he'll go drinkin'
With the boys all night long.

[Chorus:]
Sick boys-ohwayoh
Sick boys-nananana
Sick boys

Sick-boy, rides a big motorbike,
Sick-boy, combs his hair up just right.
Sick-boy, with tattoos up and
Down his arms, don't ya know...

Sick-boy, he's got a girl wrapped around his arm,
Sick-boy, with his street-like charm.
Sick-boy, he'll make love to her
All night long, don't ya know...

[Chorus]

Ring Of Fire
Love is a burning flame
And it makes the firery rain
Bound by one desire
I fell into a ring of fire

[Chorus:]
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I fell down down down
And the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I before ya like a child
Oh, let the fire burn wild

[Chorus]

Ball And Chain
Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears
And look at the mes I'm in-
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet-
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way

[Chorus:]
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain

Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life-
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife-
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there-
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere

[Chorus]

Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room-
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since half past noon-
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail-
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail-

[Chorus]

She's A Knockout
Everywhere she goes people turn their heads
She's a knockout
Everyone wishes she was sleeping in their beds
She's a knockout
When guys see her comin' they start spending their money
She's a knockout
But don't you know I'm the only one who can call her honey
She's a knockout

[Chorus:]
She's a knockout, She's a knockout

She's exotic but not foreign, built like an old Cadillac
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life she ain't never comin' back
She's a knockout
With her black silk stockings and her high-heeled shoes
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life you'll surely sing the blues
She's a knockout

[Chorus]

Some friends were tellin' me, just the other day
They walk right up to her, they don't know what to say
And when she calls me (hear a ring on the telephone)
I'll be there waiting for her, sitting at home all alone
All alone

In the nightclubs baby when the lights shine down
She's a knockout
When she walks down the aisle ya know her hips begin to sway
She's a knockout
come on little baby I'll show yo the way
She's a knockout...

[Chorus]

A Place In My Heart
I saw her today,
Oh God I miss her smile.
A pleasant memory
Of things in life worthwhile.

[Chorus:]
We used to walk and we used to talk
We used laugh and we used to cry
And there will always be a place in my heart for her.

I thought of her today,
Of years together spent.
A pleasant memory
Of places that we went.

[Chorus]

Drug Train
It'll take you as high as the heavens
It'll take you to the depths of hell
It'll make you friends, it'll take your friends
Who will never live to tell

[Chorus:]
Drug train, drug train

The train's first stop is pleasure,
The scond stop is fun
But in a jail cell baby or a hospital bed
You'll need hope 'cuz you ain't got none

[Chorus]

The train passes through the graveyard
May the loved ones rest in peace
For the last stop baby is a violent crash
And hard times they never cease

[Chorus]

Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell (1992)

Cold Feelings
Uninvited feelings, they come without warning and they stay too long
I don't wanna feel, and if I run they'll be just as strong.
I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign,
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.

I watch the clock as the second hand slowly goes strolling by.
I don't want to feel, when a loved one's time's come to die,
I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign,
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.

Cold feelings in the night.
You know, this feeling just ain't right.
And though I try I just can't hide.
Cold feelings in the night.

Look out!

Yeah I got faith, but sometimes fear it just weighs too much,
I don't want to feel, cold winds blowing through me like an empty touch.
I've been a-waiting, I'm waiting for some kind of sign.
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.

Cold feelings in the night
You know, this feeling just ain't right.
And though I try I just can't hide
Cold feelings in the night
[x2]

Cold feelings in the night
[x3]

Bad Luck
Some people like to gamble,
But you, you always lose.
Some people like to rock 'n' roll,
you're always singin' the blues
You gotta nasty disposition,
No one really knows the reason why,
You gotta bad, bad reputation,
Gonna hang your head down and cry...
[Chorus:]
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Thirteen's my lucky number,
To you it means stay inside.
Black cat done crossed my path,
No reason to run and hide.
You're looking through a cracked mirror,
No one really knows the reason why.
Your enemies are gettin' nearer,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...
[Chorus:]
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Some people go to church on Sundays,
others they pray at home.
You tell them that there ain't no God,
that they're better off standin' alone.
You're always scratchin' at the eight ball,
No one really knows the reason why.
You get to the top and then you fall,
Gonna hang down your head and cry.

Making Believe
Making believe,
That you still love me.
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue.
I'll always dream, but I'll never own you.
Making believe,
Is all I can do.
I can't hold you close,
Darling when you're not near me.
You're somebody's love,
You'll never be mine.
Making believe,
I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you
And making believe.

Born To Lose
I was brought in this world 1962,
I didn't have much choice you see.
But by the time I was eight,
I could tell it was too late,
I was already barking up the wrong tree.
When I was in school you thought I was a fool,
In trouble,
Breaking all the rules.
I was absent from class,
My daddy spanked my bare ass,
But I sure tried hard to be cool.
[Chorus:]
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
It was a hot summer night in mid July,
A hangover and a black eye.
Your momma said I was a loser,
A dead end cruiser, And deep inside I know that she was right.
[Chorus:]
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
I tried to get myself a job
Because that's the way that
Things are, wanna have nice
Things and go far. Well I'm sorry
Honey, I ain't got much money
But I can sure play this here old
Guitar. As the years went on,
I made a few mistakes it was a
Troublebound for this young
Man. The police knockin' at my
Door, "Well he don't live here no
More, and he's playin' in a rock 'n'
Roll band."
[Chorus:]
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.

Bye Bye Baby
I believed I was wrong but baby
Now I know, you and your evil
Ways gotta go. Take the key and
Break away these chains of love,
And I'll thank the good Lord
Above.
The radio's playin' a sad song...
"Bye Bye Baby."
Well, maybe the others will
Believe your lies, you can tell
Those schoolboys your alibis.
And baby I'll catch you later on
Down the line, cuz maybe I got
Better things on my mind.
The band's playin' a sad song...
"Bye bye baby."

When She Begins
I was feelin' kinda beat, I decided
To hit the streets. I was lookin'
For a place for this heart of
Mine. Well I said to myself, oh
God this must be hell
I think I was slowly losin' my mind
[Chorus:]
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll
I was hangin' by the phone, tired
Of sleepin' alone
Baby tell me where did I go wrong? When
Minutes seem like hours and
Days seem like weeks, how could
A year last so fucking long?
[Chorus:]
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll
I was hangin' with a couple
Of chicks, man I was just looking
For a place for this raggedy ol'
Heart of mine.
[Chorus:]
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll.

99 To Life
I'm broken hearted, I'm a broken
Man. Driven by anger, on that
Night I ran. I had me a woman,
I thought that she'd be true.
Now she's gone and left me, you
Know her life is through.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
I wish she could be here, Lord if
She only could, instead she's
Layin' in a puddle of blood.
She was my baby, thought she'd be
My wife. I killed my baby, I killed
Her with my knife.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
So alone I'm sittin' in my prison cell
Lord only knows now, I'm in
A living hell, the rest of my life,
In this penitentiary, the good
Lord above now, please have
Mercy on me.
[Chorus:]
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.

King Of Fools
I was born a King of Fools.
Most people think I'm just a playboy breaking rules.
But they don't know that when it comes around to love, I always lose.
That's why I call myself the King of Fools.

I was born never to care,
But now I wanna love that I can share.
I've searched in vain for a love that would never be true.
That's why I call myself the King of Fools

[Chorus:]
King of Fools, King of Fools
When it comes around your love, I always lose.

I was born without one good thought.
Just to live fast, tell a lie and break a heart.
I have broken many hearts and I've broken many rules;
That's why I call myself the King of Fools.

[Chorus]

I was born the King of Fools.
At any other game I never lose.
But when it comes around to love, that's when I realize:
I was born the King of Fools.

[Chorus]

King of Fools, King of Fools.
At any other game I never lose.

King of Fools...
King of Fools...
When it comes around your love, I always lose.

Sometimes I Do
Sometimes I like you and sometimes I don't,
I feel like I'm gonna and then I won't.
Sometimes I wanna live to see a hundred,
other times I wanna lay down and die.

[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't

Sometimes I'm weak and sometimes I'm strong,
You know that I've loved all along.
Sometimes I'm rich and sometimes I'm poor,
nothing really matters when you're dead on the floor.

[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't

Sometimes I'm hot and sometimes I'm cold,
other times I feel like I'm getting old.
Sometimes I'm fast and sometimes I'm slow,
other times I don't even want to go.

[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't

Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I cry,
other times I sit and wonder why.
Sometimes I'm up and sometimes I'm down,
other times I wanna blow this town.

[Chorus:]
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't

This Time Darling
As I'm looking back on broken
Down dreams heartbreaks and
Memories that I've had. I made it
Through the hard times and came
Back a stronger man but this time
Darling it's just not the same
Down the lonely stairs with a
Suitcase in my hand misery can be
A heavy load.
I've made it through the hard
Times and in vain I made it back
But this time darling it's just not
The same
[Chorus:]
In the morning I was lonely but
Never bothered to cry never even
Stopped to wonder why leaving
Was just another part of the
Game but this time darling it's
Just not the same
In the morning I was lonely but
Never bothered to cry never even
Stopped to wonder why leaving
Was just another part of the
Game but this time darling it's
Just not the same
As I'm looking back on broken
Down dreams heartbreaks and
Memories that I've had. I made it
Through the hard times and came
Back a stronger man but this time
Darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same

Ghost Town Blues
Ever since my baby left me you
Know this ghost town ain't no
Fun no more she stole my heart
Away from me and then she
Dropped it on the floor my
Outside's tough, hellbent
Leather overcoat of what was
Once a man but inside's a little
Broken hearted boy whose
Feelings he cannot stand.
[Chorus:]
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues
I feel like an undertaker dressed
In black but no one left for dead
She left me in a heartbeat
And now there's no one left to
Sleep in my bed where laughs and
Cries and memories were once
Now lie and tumbleweeds and dust
And an empty graveyard
Feeling that began once just as a
Childhood lust
[Chorus:]
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues
My pontiac spit back feelings of
Contempt out the exhaust
A hundred miles an hour down a
Highway. Well I'm beat up and I'm
Lost she's gone and I know it,
Like an outlaw she ran for the
Hills and I'll start a brand new
Life with a new girl and these
Same old ghost town thrills.
[Chorus:]
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues.

White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)

Dear Lover
Yeah, loving
Over and over again now
It ain't nothing girl
Till you've felt the pain
Up against the wall
Why does love always have to hurt?
Your scratches run across my back
And then a tear
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss

There ain't nothin'
In this world for free now
So how high of a price
Will you pay
Hear the screams so loud
Wake up to the broken glass
It's a scene from bad to worse
And many more tears

Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss

Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
One last kiss [x3]

Don't Drag Me Down
Children are taught to hate
Parents just couldn't wait
Some are rich and some are poor
Others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me down

Ignorance is like a gun in hand
Reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies
Media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
Have you ever been afraid
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around

Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me down

Ignorance is like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books
Are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen
Wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in
The Klu Klux Klan
Taking two steps foward
And four steps back
Gonna go to the White House
And paint it black

[x2] Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around [x2]
Don't drag me
Down

Untitled
I'm heading down
A lonely highway
I'm running down
A one-way street
Well, I wanna know
Are you going my way?
Is there some place quiet
Where we can meet
And friends they come
And friends they go
But you were always by my side
And where it all ends
Well, I don't know
Don't cry no more, just hold on tight

There was a time
When I was desperate
Living in a town
Without a name
And when things got
So dark and desolate
You taught me how
To hide my shame

And kings and queens
And millionaires
May never know
What I have known
And thank the stars
I'm the lucky one
Thanks for the lessons
That I have been shown

I feel rich
I feel power
And security
And when I'm weak
You are strong
Once in a lifetime, twice
In eternity and guess what?
Nothing else
Matters anyway

I feel rich
I feel power
And security
And when I'm weak
You are strong
Once in a lifetime, twice
In eternity and guess what?
Nothing else
Matters anyway

I Was Wrong
Oh, when I was young
I was so full of fear
I hid behind anger, held back the tears
It was me against the world
I was sure that I'd win
But the world fought back, punished me for my sins
I felt so alone
So insecure
I blamed you instead, made sure I was heard
And they tried to warn me
Of my evil ways
But I wouldn't hear what they had to say
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realize now that I was wrong

And I think about my loves
Well, I've had a few
Well, I'm sorry that I hurt them
Did I hurt you too?
I took what I wanted
Put my heart on the shelf
But how can you love me when you don't love yourself?
It was me against the world
I was sure that I'd win
The world fought back, punished me for my sins
And they tried to warn me
Of my evil ways
But I couldn't hear what they had to say

I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realize now that I was wrong
I was wrong, yeah
I was wrong

I grew up fast
And I grew up hard
Something was wrong from the very start
I was fighting everybody
I was fighting everything
But the only one that I hurt was me
I got society's blood running down my face
Somebody help me get outta this place
How could someone's bad luck last so long?
Until I realized that I was wrong

I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realize now that I was wrong
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
The only moment that I was me
I was wrong

Through These Eyes
Through these eyes I've seen love and I've seen hate
I've seen the violence and the tears
Through these eyes
I got my schooling on the streets
I've seen the things in life
You don't wanna see

Through these eyes I've seen the shape of things to come
And I've watched them all fall apart
Through these eyes
I've seen the broken homes, they cry
I've seen the poor man's face
As he stands in line

And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on

Through these eyes, I've looked the devil in the face
And I've seen God's holy grace
Through these eyes
I've tried to walk the straighter line
I found myself again
But nearly lost my mind

And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on, yeah

And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on, yeah

Down On The World Again
This ain't the way it's supposed to be, there's a dark cloud
Following me
I'm disillusioned
And I'm down on the world again
There's movies going on in my head
And all I can see is the color red
I'm relentless
And I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun

There's a world of guilt written on my face and I feel ashamed for the human race
I've been forsaken
And I'm down on the world again

Well, I feel so alone in this crowd, my thoughts of despair
Are getting loud
I'm disrespected
And I'm down on the world again
Love and tolerance have abandoned me and I feel the gloom hovering over me
I'm resentful
And I'm down on the world again

Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
Give me tomorrow's holy schemes now, so hopeless
When there's no place left to run

Well, I tried to play for the higher stakes
You won't let me forget my mistakes
I'm unforgiven
And I'm down on the world again
This ain't the way it's supposed to be, there's a dark cloud
Following me
I'm distorted
And I'm down on the world again

When The Angels Sing
At last we meet again, dear God
Hear the angels sing
The funerals are nicer when we know you're there
When the angels sing
Sometimes
I try so hard
To understand
The things you do
I like to question you
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing

The prisoners pray when they're on to death row
When the angels sing
The junky
Cries for love but it's all run out
When the angels sing
The sins
Of the world
And it's cold on the streets
And you're all alone
And the tears
They start to fall
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing

Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Little
By little
Day by day
I watch the children play
Cause life
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing

When the angel of death comes to looking for me
Hear the angels sing
I hope I was everything I was supposed to be
When the angels sing
There's gotta be a heaven
Cause I've already done
My time in hell
And a little
Baby's born when it all comes down
Hear the angels sing

Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Little
By little
Day by day
I watch the children play
Cause life
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing

Gotta Know The Rules
Spent my whole life, yeah
Looking for something
What it was, I'm not really sure
I looked for happiness
But only found sorrow
Then I realized how to unlock that door, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules

Loads of people go
Through life thinking
Take what you can and leave the weak behind
Never stop to think
What can you give now
Too afraid to learn what you might find, yeah, yeah, yeah

So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules

I spent my whole life, yeah
Doing things my way
Doing unto others knowing it's wrong
When's the last time you
Looked in the mirror?
When's the last time you
Liked what you saw, yeah, yeah, yeah

So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules

Crown Of Thorns
Pretty much been alone now
For almost five years
Well, I could always find a way
To hide these bitter tears
Still I am waiting
And wishing somehow
I wish I knew then
What I know now
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before
Gotta bad reputation
For playing with love
Gonna play again now
And beat the odds above
And still I am waiting
And wishing somehow
I wish I knew then
What I know now
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before

Are you tired of being alone?
Or have you fallen out of love?
Do you care enough about yourself?
I have worn you're crown of thorns

[x2] It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before [x2]

Pleasure Seeker
Well, here I come
I'm on a run
Who wants to fight temptation, that's no fun
C'mon and play the games
Don't you feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam
Before she came
You can smile now, cry later on
You know that it might be wrong, but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more

Stand in line
Don't you lose your mind
Try like me to seek your pleasure three at a time
There's souls for sale
You're gonna burn in Hell
And if tomorrow never comes
It's just as well

You can smile now cry later on
You know
That it must be wrong but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more

Uah

Feel the pain
I feel it too
Have your hedonistic ways, got the best of you
Playing the games
Don't feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam
Before she came

You can smile now, cry later on
You know
That it's definitely wrong but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Come on and beg for more
Just a little more

Down Here (W/ The Rest Of Us)
You work hard now
To put the food on the table
You're working for the men
Who don't even know your name
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You might lose now
Your beautiful children
Your happy home, yeah
And your beautiful wife
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us

You'll suffer hard now
As you bury
Your loved ones
You'll suffer hard now
When you lose your best friend
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel

No ones immune now
To a world of problems
No ones exempt now
From a world of pain
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us

I try hard now
To do the right thing
Yet I wonder
Why I still do what's wrong
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel

Under My Thumb
Under my thumb' the girl
Who once had me down
Under my thumb's the girl
Who once fucked me around
It's down to me
The way she talks when she's spoken to down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb

Under my thumb's
The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb's
A girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me

The difference in the clothes she wears, down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb

Under my thumb
It's a Siamese
Cat of a girl
Under my thumb
Well, she's the sweetest
Pet in the world
It's down to me

The way she does just what she's told down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb

Under my thumb
Her eyes are just kept
To herself
Under my thumb
Well, I
I can still look at someone else
It's down to me

The way she comes when I tell her to laugh at me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Yeah

Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll (2004)

Reach For The Sky
When I was young I was invincible,
I find myself now thinking twice,
I never thought about no future,
its just the roll of the dice.

But the day may come when you've got something to lose,
and just when you think you're done paying dues
And you say to yourself, dear God what Have I done?
And hope its not too late 'cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus:]
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come
Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come

Yesterday is history and tomorrow's a mystery
But baby right now, its just about you and me,
You can run you can hide, just like Bonnie and Clyde
Reach for the sky ain't never gonna die,
and I thank the Lord for the love I have found
and hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come.

[Chorus]

So if you please take this moment
Try if you can make it last
Don't think about no future and just forget about the past
and make it last.

[Chorus]

Highway 101
Take a drive baby up the coast, yeah highway 101
I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runs
Gotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sad
Gotta girl standing by my side through the good times and the bad.

Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain,
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains

Sick boy, sick girl, looking nice dressed up on a Saturday night
Take a walk downtown for a while and chase the pale moonlight
I can still hear the mission bells and the train rolling through your town
Gonna leave this world behind, we're Southern California bound.

Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain,
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
Follow the palm trees under the California sun
I believe in love now, I believe in love again
[x2]

Don't Take Me For Granted
I'm your worn in leather jacket
I'm the volume in your fucked up teenage band
A bag of smokes and a six pack
I'm the dreams you had walking down the railroad tracks
You and Me.

I'm your first taste of romance
I'm your first broken heart on a Saturday night
Guys like us ain't got no chance
But I'm the thing that keeps you and me alive
But not forever

[Chorus:]
So take me down the road
take me to the show
its something to believe in
that no one else knows
but don't take me for granted

I'm the blood on your guitar
I'm that wave you caught back in 1975
I'm as strong as a thousand armies
I'm as soft as petal on a long stem rose
I am love

[Chorus]

I'm with you when you're born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don't take me for granted

Footprints On My Ceiling
Everybody wants a lover
Nobody wants to uncover
what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
wanna go without a care
pull Gardenias from her hair
I think of a time we didn't have a care in the world
captivated by her beauty I knew it was my life long duty
she had all the grace and charm of a radiant queen

How do you talk without speaking? yeah!
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? yeah!
How do you take without giving?
And keep it all inside?

There are footprints on my ceiling
I can't help this fucked up feeling
something's wrong, you ain't coming 'round here no more
try to get my thoughts together
I think of a time when things were better
this miscommunication is breaking me down

How do you talk without speaking? yeah!
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? yeah!
How do you take without giving?
How you treat your new best friend?

Everybody wants a lover
Nobody wants to uncover
what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
my heart is heavy slowly sinking
I redirect my desperate thinking
And kiss her red full lips like I did the very first time

How do you talk without speaking? yeah!
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? yeah!
How do you take without giving?
There are footprints on my ceiling, yeah!
And I kept it bottled up inside... all my life.

Nickels And Dimes
I'm a Cadillac tramp at the end of his road
a swap meet rat who's sitting on gold, yeah baby
I'm a guitar gangster without a tune
I'm the baseball bat that's waiting to swing
Your loan shark friend with the broken knees
I'm a penthouse pauper with nothing to do

[Chorus:]
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I'm chasing Nickles and Dimes
The rest of the world passes me by
Nah, Nah, Nah, Im just wasting my time
I'm just sitting here and wondering why?

I'm the high rolling creep that's in too deep
with the slicked back hair and the silver teeth, yeah baby
I'm a vagabond king with a stolen crown
I'm a jailhouse poet, a genius, a fool
I'm the pimp who lost his cool, yeah baby
I've got first class taste in a second class town

I'm a loaded gun that pointed at the mirror
A drugstore cowboy whose end is near, yeah baby
I'm a big time schemer with broken down dreams
I'm a derelict rebel without a cause
I ain't the cat with the sharpest claws, no baby
Cause sometimes life just ain't what it seems.

[Chorus]

And just like you, I'm wondering why.

I Wasn't Born To Follow
When I grow up, gonna be a star
Gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, im ready
gonna change the world, gonna turn the page
gonna say what i feel, let out this rage, get ready
we're going down, down to the streets below

gonna sing the songs of the streets again
gonna knock me off my feet so get ready
I'll sing a song for the fallen angels
This one goes to all the unsung heroes

[Chorus:]
We're Going Down, Down to the streets below
'cause don't you know, I wasn't born to follow

I realize that in your eyes you got ideas
but i got mine, get ready
here comes the new generation
hope they feel and fight the same way as we did

[Chorus]

When I grow up, gonna be a star
gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, im ready
Gonna change the world, gonna turn the page
Gonna say what I feel, let out this rage, get ready
we're going down, down to the streets below
I said "goodbye to the masses, I wan't born to follow"

Winners And Losers
Winners and losers, turn the pages of my life
We're beggers and choosers, with all the struggles and the strife
I got no reason to turn my head and look the other way
we're good and we're evil, which one will I be today?

There's saints and sinners
Life's a gamble and you might lose
There's cowards and heroes
Both have been known how to break the rules
there's lovers and haters
The strong and the weak will all have their day
We're devils and angels
Which one will I be today?

[Chorus:]
Are you happy now with all the choices you've made?
Are there times in life when you know you should've stayed?
Will you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?

There's a a light and a dark side
standing at the crossroads, there we'll meet
there's prophets and fools there
the lies and the truths, will be at our feet
I got a reason to turn my head and look the other way
it's heaven and hell here, which one will I live today?

[Chorus]

Which one will I be today?

Faithless
I know a girl who warns the dangers of love
all the pain and the anguish, the sorrow that it brings
she keeps herself in a world that's protected
her outsides are tough
but inside her heart longs to sing

[Chorus:]
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love,
You might fall in love

He's gonna get his girlfriend's name tattooed on his neck
and hope he never, never lives to regret
he's gonna walk down that long, dark alley
and what he finds there you know he'll never forget

[Chorus:]
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love,
You might fall in love
They're crashing down now,
You might fall in love

I remember a time I believed
that the words love and pain were both one in the same
I'm gonna trade in my old ways for a new shot at life
I'm gonna change, change my direction
I'm gonna change my ways

[Chorus:]
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love,
You might fall in love
They're crashing down now
It's you I'm thinking of,
It's you I'm thinking of
Let's fall in love.

Live Before You Die
When pressures up and the stress is high
and I wanna bid this world good bye
I'm gonna bury my frustrations
grab some of life's satisfactions
yeah I'm gonna live before I die

I try to find some peace of mind
when my life's treating me unkind
paiin will be my motivation
I'm gonna use my imagination
yeah I'm gonna live before I die

[Chorus:]
So close your eyes, and embrace your memories
leave your troubles and your worries far behind
stop contemplating and start celebrating
yeah you gotta live before you die

I think of chances I didn't take
i try to learn from my mistakes, yeah
I'm tired of being pushed around now
life ain't gonna drag me down now
yeah, I'm gonna live before I die

[Chorus]

Angel's Wings
You say you're down on your luck
hey baby, its a long, long way up
hold back now, hold back your fears
you say you're really down and out
and you feel like there's no way out now
let go now let go of your tears some more

How many times have you asked yourself
is this the hand of fate that I've been dealt?
you're so disillusioned this can't be real
and you can't stand now the way you feel

I don't care about what they say
I won't live or die that way
tired of figuring out things on my own
angel's wings wont you carry me home

[Chorus:]
And when you're down on your luck
hey baby, its a long, long way up
hold back now, hold back your fears
and when you're really down and out
and you feel like there's no way out now
let go now let go of your tears some more

[Repeat Chorus]

I triumphed in the face of adversity
and I became the man I never thought I'd be
and now my biggest challenge, a thing called love
I guess I'm not as tough as I thought I was

I don't care about what they say
I'm gonna marry you some day
go ahead and wake up, its a brand new day
Angel's wings gonna carry you away
Angel's wings are going to carry me away
Angel's wings are going to carry us away