Cocksparrer
1. WHERE ARE THEY NOW
I believed in julie when she said how easy it could be
And I believed in Tommy and his written words of anarchy
And I believed in Joe when he said we had to fight
And I believed in Jimmy when he told us to unite
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Where are they now
Where are they now
Where are they, six years on and they've all gone
Now it's all turned sour
Where are they now
Hollywood nights in Soho
Writing on the wall of The Roxy loo
Rotten on the telly
Showing what a few choice words can do
Was it ever worth it
Causing all the fuss
You know, I believed in them
Don't you believe in us
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No more kids are innocent
We will get fooled again
Only faces ever change
The song remains the same
Was it ever worth it
Causing all the fuss
You know, I believed in them
Don't you believe in us
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Where are they know....
2. RIOT SQUAD
When we were at school I thought he had it sussed
Fighting the law with the rest of us
Smoking, drinking, acting cool.
('Til) they started treating him like a fool
Then he stayed on his own for most of the time
Dreaming dreams of a life of crime
In and out of trouble, he cheated and lied
But who'd have thought he'd join the other side
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He's in a riot squad
The wanna fight squad
The shoot on sight squad
For law and right
Down to Hendon with the boys in blue
It's amazing what a few weeks can do
Out in the car, out on the street
South of the river on the frontline beat
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Cracking heads, it was all a game
A finger was pointed and he got the blame
Now he's back where he started, he ain't got a pound
Queing with the sorts he used to kick around.
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3. WORKING
I been working all day for me mate on the site
Running around like a blue arsed fly
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate
Every bleeding minute I been on the go
Up and down the ladder like a fiddler's elbow
I been working
I been working all day for me mate
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Wait for tomorrow at half past ten
When I sign on, but until then
I'll be working
I'll be working all day for me mate
Aint' got no cards, don't pay no tax
For a score in me hand I'll be breaking me back
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate
Call me a crook, call me bent
But I need more than food and rent
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate
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They try to follow me every day
I give 'em the slip and I'm on my way
None of the other blokes thinks it's wrong
'Coz every one of 'em's signing on
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They try to follow me every day
I give 'em the slip and I'm on my way
None of the other blokes thinks it's wrong
'Coz every one of 'em's signing on
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The benefit boys are out of touch
What they don't know won't hurt 'em much
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate
If I'm caught I'll go down for a month or three
But they'll still Be paying out looking after me
I been working
And I been working all day for me mate
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4. TAKE 'EM ALL
We worked our way up from east end pubs
To gigs and back stage passes
Ex-boxing champs, West end clubs
Americans in dark glasses
Driving ten grand cars, they drink in hotel bars
They're even making money in bed
They wouldn't be no loss, they aint worth a toss
It's about time they all dropped dead.
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Take 'em all, take 'em all
Put 'em up against a wall and shoot 'em
Short and tall, watch 'em fall
Come on boys take 'em all
Well tough shit boys, it aint our fault
Your record didn't make it
We made you dance, you had your chance
But you didn't take it
Well, I gotta go make another deal
Sign another group for the company
I don't suppose we'll ever meet again
You'd better get back to the factory.
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Take 'em all, watch 'em fall (x4)
Chorus (Repeat...)
5. WE'RE COMING BACK
We're coming back, we're coming back
We're coming back to you
We're never gonna go away again
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder
'Til we're arm in arm together to the end
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So remember, out there somewhere
You've got a friend, and you'll never walk alone again
Don't get worried, don't get scared
We're fighting to get there
Never doubt we're gonna get through
We're gonna run, we're gonna crawl, kick down every wall
It won't be long we're coming back to you
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We're coming back, we're coming back
We're coming back to you
We're never gonna go away again
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder
'Til we're arm in arm together to the end
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6. ENGLAND BELONGS TO ME
Years of being told you ain't as good as us
Join the line, sign your name
And they all said that our country's going bust
But no-one's fooling us again
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England belong's to me
A nation's pride the dirty water on the rivers
No one can take away our memory
Oh Oh, England belongs to me
We'll show the world that the boys are back to stay
And you all know what we can do
Heads held high, fighting all the way
For the red, white, and blue
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7. WATCH YOUR BACK
Everybody's talking about revolution
Everybody's talking about smash the state
Sounds to me like the final solution
Right wing, left wing, full of hate
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We don't wanna fight
Because you tell us to
So watch your back when you attack us
'Coz we might just turn on you.
Things get worse with every hour
The future fades into the past
All they want is total power
Climbing on the backs of the working class.
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We don't wanna be part of no new religion
We don't need a ???????
We don't wanna be part of a political dream
We just wanna get on living our lives
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8. I GOT YOUR NUMBER
It can't be right what I'm reading here
No one believes in all this stuff no more
Our ideas don't see eye to eye
You get your press with a pocketfull of lies
Telling everybody every word is true
One day soon they're gonna see through you
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I got your number
You can fool some people some part of the time
I got your number
I aint ever gonna toe that particular partyline
There'll be some people gonna back you up
But don't look here for moral support
Don't you ask no favours from me
I don't believe in charity
Telling everybody you're wonderful
What are you gonna do when there's no one left to tell it to
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You think you're so special
But you're only fooling
Tell your lies to anyone but me
You think you're so special
But you're only fooling
Tell your lies to anyone but me
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9. SECRET ARMY
Collecting funds for the holy fight
Like a door to door salesman in the dead of night
Russian guns help him on his way
Bought with money from the USA
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And the ordinary people say what's it for
And the ordinary people say we want no more
But the man at the top knows where to do the most harm
He's in he secret army
And this man with a gun says not a sound
I want this aeroplane turned around
He spent his life learning how to fill a man with lead
He'll probably spend the rest of it dead.
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When a bomb goes off in a city street
When a man gets killed for his beliefs
When a mother cries for the son she had
That's when the world's gone mad
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10. DROOGS DON'T RUN
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Droogs dont run
Droogs dont run
If you're in any trouble
You know we'll be right there
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We don't take no shit from no one
We'll fight 'em anywhere
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So remember who your friends are
If you wanna keep breathing air
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Your droogie is your brother
someone you can trust
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He comes before your mother
He comes before your lust
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We gotta stick together
This town belongs to us
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If you're in any trouble
You know we'll be right there
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We don't take no shit from no one
We'll fight 'em anywhere
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So remember who your friends are
If you wanna keep breathing air
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11. OUT ON AN ISALND
Everybody's got a number tattooed on their soul
And the time's gonna come boy, when your number's called
Everybody gets a uniform and a hut to live in
They give you your rank, you tell 'em your next of kin
And there's no escape for the likes of you, my friend
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But I'm gonna be out on an island
In the middle of the bright blue sea
Out on an island
Where nobody's gonna bother looking for me
Everybody gets the training, in the wind and the rain
Ten miles cross country, driving you insane
Everybody gets to jump the hoop and march in time
You just gotta remember you gotta toe the line
So dont go looking over your shoulder for me
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Every number's a hero and every hero's a son
But every son's just a number when the battles begun
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And im gonna be out on an island, out on an isalnd,...
12. ARGY BARGY
It started off like any other show
Sunday nights on the radio
Terry played the songs we wanted to hear
And Terry said things no one else would dare
He gave it all that he had to give
They said it was his only reason to live
But we just listened to the rock n roll
Terry the DJ's radio show
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He give it some of that Argy Bargy
Giving it all the chat
He give it some Argy Bargy
Now what do you think of that
Then came the evening of the Mile End row
The Ol' Bill found out I don't know how
We know they tried to lock us up that night
We were ready for a fight
Terry came onto the air at ten
He said the filth were waiting for us then
Down at the Black Boy they were there in force
And he was right of course
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They told him that he'd better change the song
They said to tell us that the kids were wrong
They gave him one more Sunday night, to get it right
That was the night when the girls all cried
That was the night that he said goodbye
'Cos no matter who paid him, Terry never told us a lie
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