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Everybodys out on a Friday night Boots on their feet feeling just right On their way to places where everybody meets Looking your best, knowing you're the elite The night might be young but your numbers mount Cause tonights the night when it all counts There's no need to ask what its all about At the end of the night we'll all shout (Chorus) We'll go marching on to win With our boots we'll go marching in and with our boots we'll go marching in (x2) Gangs on the corners looking for trouble No hesitation they've got the bottle Soulboys on the left, bikers on the right All psyched up looking for a fight We're the ones who've got the suss If they've got any sense they won't pick on us The one at the front giving it the mouth But at the end of the night we'll all shout Back in '83, frustration rose in me All the gigs were packed, but the bands they just jacked Oh frustration rose in me! So we formed a band of our own Played where we could away from home Playing to the people we wanted to see People on the street like you and me (Chorus) We will never die, we will never die We will never, we will never, we will never die! (2x) Stick to your guns, never give in Don't drop out for the trendy things With your mates loyalty and the tools you trust Come on, unite together with us Like the rose, we'll never die Because you know the reason why The time will come when we have our say Then the new breed will have their day How would you feel if it happened to you Locked up now in a human zoo In a country full of pessimists Humanity cannot exist Must be careful what you say Gotta hide away from the light of day The heavings watch you from every side To make sure you are hypnotized (Chorus) As they build 'em up, kick 'em down Smash through that door and make that future yours Don't just sit there, kick 'em down Smash through that door and make that pathway yours Kick Kick down the doors Kick Kick down the doors Kick Kick down the doors D-O-W-N No freedom of speech, no voice of the public This sort of thing just makes you sick No mind of your own, no thoughts for yourself But their allright with their mounting wealth You can't walk the street any time you like Or you'll be taken away in the night There must be more to life than this But I can't see the end to this injustice Are you being led by a ring through the nose? Are you being pulled by a lead? One way forward, no way back Is that the life to lead? Are you being led like an animal to slaughter? Following the idiot in front Like a sacrifice being led to the altar A religion you follow for fun (Chorus) Do you follow the leader? Do you follow the rest? Is it you that can't find your own way or are you just gonna run with the best? Do you follow the leader? Do you trail at the back? Is it you that can't find your own way or are you just gonna run with the pack? Are you being led up the garden path making a wreck of your life Take no orders, think for yourself Fuck all that trouble and strife All pissed up, about to go on And then a stranger strolls into the bar Oh no, he's turned up again And he's dressed up like we was a mars bar No one knows him, no one likes him What are we gonna do? One of the lads takes exception And decides that it's him he's gonna do (Chorus) He's a nutter! He's a nutjob - has he got any brains? (3x) Will we ever see him again? I bet you all remember about that time When Carrot met Nutter on the bus Back in '85, the nutter came alive He found us on a ferry to Holland Picked on the hippies and they ran away But we all stayed and stood The nutter with his bullworker build With his creeps he thought he looked good Next time we saw him we didn't recognize him But we came across him due to thirst A few beers, back to the gig Appearing out of the blue Telling us his name was monster Swinging rice flails, he thought he was big But in his mind he was just a big kid See who's standing next to you Is he plastic or is he true? The years have rolled by, you can tell If he's stayed the rocky course of Oi! If your into it young or old Let the music take a hold Bringing you up to the front of the stage Feel the atmosphere in the place (Chorus) Oi! ain't dead, no it ain't! 4x Take a look and see Take a look at me Brave new bands supporting the old Stories of the past, they've all been told Air your views, open your mouth Oi's about having a laugh The years have rolled on, they thought we'd gone But we never ever went away It'll take more than the media lies Cos' Oi's gonna fight another day You ruin my life and tell me what to say I'm telling you it ain't gonna be that way You brainwashed me Can't you see? You ain't gonna tell me what to do I'll live my life the way I want to it girl Do what I like don't want to do what you tell Mistreated me Can't you see? You ain't gonna tell me what to do You dictated me and tried keep me under your thumb Tried to keep me yours but I ain't so fucking dumb You ordered me Can't you see? You ain't gonna tell me what to do Standing on the terraces hands in the air All the old biz just stand and stare They don't realize we're loyal ones All they know is the use of guns Batons crashing on boney skulls See the blood spurt hear their yells I don't care cos' I'm a true Brit I don't have to take this kind of shit (Chorus) Riot squad, riot squad They call us the British sods Riot sqad, riot squad They call us the British sods Don't they realize we're not fools Don't they know that Britain rules Riot squad, riot squad They call us the British sods They lead us out of the ground Trouble ahead I'll be bound Attacking all the innocent fans And packing us like sardines into their vans Listen to what they said Over the graves of the dead In an attack a soldier dies Political anarchists in our isles Their political wing Try to state the reason why But with explaining all thats not true It's just telling lies (Chorus) Blind lies, blind lies, blind lies Those blind lies They want everybody To join up with their sons Paying out patriotism As they can with their guns Jimmy Davey was arrested And taken in for questioning That was the last we saw of him He wouldn't confess, he wouldn't give in Taken in to Coventry nick And beaten up in a cell Two pairs of handcuffs on his wrists His legs tied up with ropes and belts (Chorus) Jimmy Davey - was he innocent? Jimmy Davey - will we ever know? Jimmy Davey - was he a victim Of police violence? Coventry pigs they murdered him Think they're hard and brave Given no time to state his case Now he's lying in his grave If you pick a nice White virgin Will she be the best of the bunch Cause after you laid her a few times She'll want it ever so much And when you try and show her another position She'll think it's so obscene But she'll soon find out how good it is And she'll still feel pure and clean (Chorus) And she'll end up driving you mad She'll probably end up with your dad She's a teenage slag After she's had a good time she'll probably pass you by And then all your mates and everybody in the street will have a try Passing around all the pubs getting as many as she can And when she's been 'round them all once she'll go back 'round again We can all see whats happening now, bands change their style for fame They won't bother to stick to their guns, they want to play the game So they change to make it big, get dirty and mess with shit Its just like being trendy, following whats always hip But we'll stay the same we'll never give in: (Chorus) We'll keep the faith, we won't ever change We'll keep the faith, we will never change our ways We'll keep the faith, we won't ever change We'll keep the faith, we'll stay true to our dying days Its so hip listening to that shit, played at 90 mph Lets play thrash like all the bands, and join the head banging shower Crossover they call it, punks turning to hippies, being a veggie's so hip But you can forget all of that crap, cause we ain't gonna play that shit Cause we'll stay the same we'll never give in: He just let his country down Didn't give a shit about his country and crown Look after number one and join the rest All his colleagues thought it was best Secret information he passed out Not too strong, not too hot Sent out papers one by one Gotta be carefull or he'd get done (Chorus) Blunt, Blunt, Blunt he was a cunt He was one of the gang of four Blunt, Blunt, Blunt he was a cunt In this country are there more? A traitor to his own kind He joined a gang of red spies Scurs against his own country Selling information and lies Red lies, white lies a traitor to his own country Behind the enemy lines, the same old lies Their hidden power and false propaganda Time to do your best when you're left on your own Gotta fend for yourself, now you're far away from home Kicked up the arse all the time in the past Now you gotta make a stand yourself Give them a glare, give them a stare And they'll go running away Give a good impression they'll feed your aggression And you'll get stronger day to day (Chorus) Look at my face see the tension Look at my anger see my aggression Look at my face see the tension Look at my anger face the aggression Stand up in defiance never back down Prove to them that you're the strongest around You don't need any backup you can handle yourself Give them a lesson, show your aggression We've got to make a stand for our rights everybody knows Get knocked down, kicked around, we're always taking the blows If the truth was told, we've the strongest of pride and we'll never give in Everyone's against us, troubles begun, we'll carry on till we win (Chorus) Will you be there, when the battles begun You'd better not run Cause thats the moment when our time will come Our numbers are swelling from the people who hear the call Prides in our hearts, bloods in our veins, they'll never see us fall They can see that they can't ever win without a fight from us We'll beat them at their own game, cause we're the ones with the suss It all stems back to those medieval times Tales of women songs and rhymes Today its all the same wear your clothes with pride Take it from me we're on the same side Boots and braces you're hair cut neat The number one target for the Boot Boy elite They can all see that oppression can't win Cause in their eyes we're hell bent to win (Chorus) We'll fight like soldiers, warriors with pride Troops of today, martyrs in our time Proud of our dress, proud of our colors United we stand out amongst others See us in force on a Saturday night Always ready if they start a fight You know what to do when they show you oppression Put in the boot with all your aggression Down the cells when your in for a kicking So fucking hard your heart stops ticking Cover up their own their always in the right Soon forget the victim whos driven away in the night The inquiry never sees the light of day This ain't no way for a crime to be paid Watch out for each other like a lion watches his pride We all stick together side by side Little boy lost or Johnny go home All to much bother just to pick up the phone Your parents full of worry but you don't care Ran away from home just for a dare Met the wrong people in the amusement arcade Queers and perverts where there's money to be made Pushers on the corner selling you shit Avoid them at all costs they're only trying to make a hit (Chorus) One more step and you're in the gutter You're down and out, down and out (x2) Sleeping in cardboard by the bridge at night Winos and tramps as companions for the night Glue bag in hand when you're outta your head Thinking that you're in a four poster bed Wishing that you were at home by the fire Too much walking as your legs begin to tire No jobs to be found no streets of gold Just a load of lies that you've been told On the home front we'll do any old cunt if they stand in our way This is our territory, thats the way its gonna stay Knowing the backstreets, like the back of your hand Fighting for your pride like you'll fight for your land Ambush the enemy, show no mercy There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide No letting up, no turning back, no retreat in this attack (Chorus) All out attack (x 3) No looking back, no turning back All out attack (x 3) No yellow streaks running down our backs Knowing the safe pubs where you've got the back up Mates you can rely on in the middle of a ruck Stashing your weapons before the old bill come in The people that you trust like your next of kin You've lost your venue you've lost your pub You've lost your punters dragged down in the mud You've lost right out you've lost you're money But we don't care we think its fucking funny (Chorus) You keep giving it (x 3) Bullshit, Bullshit You keep giving it (x 3) Bullshit, Bullshit You printed a leaflet, slagged the manager down Said we were racist, tried to bury us in the ground Said they'd be no one there a two pounds a time But they all come and had a fucking good time If you can keep a pride in yourself There's a chance they'll pick on you One too many beers, mouthed right off That comes naturally to you You think you're among friends but they all fucked off They've seen whats been coming your way They won't tell you they've seen the light They won't help you on the way (Chorus) For you're pride you'll take the pain You'll make a stand won't play their game (x 2) All the backstabbers you can do without You don't need them to fuck with you Got all your own ideas and beliefs The media will try to discourage you Don't mess with the best you say to them You won't listen to all their lies Stand up for what you think is right Then you'll be the one that they despise All the time kicked around in their games Just another one with fucked up brains We'll carry on they won't stop us no way We won't play the games they want us to play Make your feelings known Don't let them tell you what to do Make a name for yourself Fight back like you know you will Ignore their threats and lies They're nothing but the enemy we despise Always slagging us down With our hair cropped short and braces down (Chorus) Stand up, stand proud, stand strong Show them that you're proud to belong Stand up, stand proud, stand strong Don't let the bastards grind you down Our unity is strength Sticking together is what it meant Head held high and proud Always trying to knock us down Love for our country and land Something they'll never fucking understand Getting their power from greed Scared of us cause we're the new breed They came from across the sea, many years ago in A.D. You can read all the legends from times gone by How invaders were kept out with the same warcry They tried to lay one of their roads To pave their way to their new homes But maybe they could've built Rome in a day They couldn't take this land of ours away (Chorus) This is our land of hope and glory This is our land, you can't take it away from us This is our land of hope and glory And we will never let it go History always seems to repeat itself The aggressor trying to take another country's wealth The poor fight hard to save their land But the grains taken away and put in another's hands They take from the poor the old and the weak And watch the wealthy run to hide in their keep Never gave away nothing never gave nothing back But never did this country's backbone ever crack We'll fight in the future like our fathers in the past We'll carry the battle to the invaders and make difficult their task They're raping and plundering the villages on the shore Burning homelands, stealing from the poor The people are beaten, the prisoners are slaves Worked to their deaths, filling empty graves | | |
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