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Out of bed at eight AM Out my head by half past ten Out with mates and dates and friends That's what I do at weekends I can't talk and I can't walk But I know where I'm going to go I'm going watch my money go At the Locarno When my feet go through th

You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll need The promises you make tomorrow will carry no guarantee I've seen your qualifications, you've got a Ph.D. I've got one art O level, it did nothing for me Working for the rat race You know

Bernie Rhodes knows Don't Argue Why must you record my phone calls? Are you planning a bootleg LP? Said you've been threatened by gangsters Now it's you, that's threatening me Can't fight corruption with con tricks They use the law to commit crime An

Free Nelson Mandela Free free Free free free Nelson Mandela Free Nelson Mandela 21 years in captivity Shoes too small to fit his feet His body abused, but his mind is still free You're so blind that you cannot see Free Nelson Mandela Visited the caus

I'm going out tonight I don't know if I'll be alright Everyone want's to hurt me Baby danger in the city I have to carry a knife Because there's people threatening my life I can't dress just the way I want I'm being chased by the national front Concr

This town is coming like a ghost town All the clubs have been closed down This place is coming like a ghost town Bands won't play no more Too much fighting on the dance floor Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town We danced and sang