The Specials

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

Stop your messing around Better think of your future Time you straightened right out Creating problems in town Rudy, a message to you Rudy, a message to you Stop your fooling around Time you straightened right out Better think of your future Else you

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

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

This one's for the bouncers. Big, big Monkey Man Aye aye aye, aye aye aye Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man Aye aye aye, aye aye aye Tell you baby, you huggin up the big monkey man I never saw you, I only heard of you huggin up the big

Found my love by the gaswork croft Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, dirty old town I heard a siren from the dock Saw a train set the night on fire Smelled the spring on the sulfured wind Dirty old to

Each Day I walk along this lonely street Trying to find, find a future New pair of shoes are on my feet Cos' fashion is my only culture Nothing ever change, oh no Nothing ever change People say to me just be yourself It makes no sense to follow fashi

It is you, oh yeah It is you, oh yeah I said pressure drop, oh, pressure Oh yeah, pressures gonna drop on you I said pressure drop, oh, pressure Oh yeah, pressures gonna drop on you I said when you drop, oh, you've gotta feel it All that you're doing

You've done too much much too young Now you're married with a kid when you could be having fun with me oh no, no gimme no more pickni You've done too much much too young Now you're married with a son when you should be having fun with me we don't wan

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink The years go by, as quickly as you wink Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think Hello, I'm Terry, and I'm going to enjoy myself first It's good

Is this the in place to be? What am I doing here? Watching the girls go by Spending money on... Sleep all day It's the only way I'm a parasite I creep about at night Nite Klub, is this the in place to be? Nite Klub, what am I doing here? Nite Klub, w

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