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