They F U Up
Do you think you're constantly sad because it always rains Or because your council flat is shoddy and stained Or 'cause you lost the Empire? Do you think the copper feels bad that he shot him? In the colonial soup up in Tottenham Boys are lighting street fires Do you ever wake up and ask where your hairline's gone Or when your face got so pallid and drawn You can't remember, can ya? Do you every walk the grounds of the cemetery And wish it had turned out differently You're a joke, Britannia When will you learn we can't get rid Of all of the things our parents did to us? When you walked home from school, the rain kept falling When your mother sent you out, the rain kept falling When your father packed his bag, the rain kept falling When you sang to block the shouts, the rain kept falling Like it would never end Do you ever wish you were a member of the Rolling Stones Off on tour with wife and kids at home Shagging American groupies? Do you ever wonder if Pakistan and India Really ever wanted or needed ya? At least you got a few rupees Do you ever wish Elizabeth could outlive death? 'Cause without a queen you'd have nothing left Just empty gardens Do you mind your off-white children running around Fleece hoods up, trousers falling down Keep your cameras on'em When will you learn we can't get rid Of all of the things our parents did to us? When you walked home from school, the rain kept falling When your mother sent you out, the rain kept falling When your father packed his bag, the rain kept falling When you sang to block the shouts, the rain kept falling Like it would never end |