He thought he was drunk as can be New white skinny rebel was he Because he knew what mattered It's all in a clatter of the bands he'd seen Now, his words
I never was a violent man Said the man in the bar with his head in his hands He's trying his best to understand the 'cause of his dismay But the years
When Johnny comes marching home again, hurah tada He's coming by bus or underground, hurah tada The world no doubt will shed a tear to see his face so
Summer came around early this year And winter swung around soon after The scent of spring was high with fear The autumn crows call disaster Because the
I know you're anticeptic Your deodorant smells nice I'd like to get to know you But you're deep frozen like the ice He's a germ free adolescent
I know so many people who think they can do it alone They isolate their heads and stay in their saftey zones Now what can you tell them And what can
Car horns and rumba music Through the city's broken heart Is this the devil's Own back yard It was forty years ago That the gangster he fell To a rag
You smile at the rain while counting your change That's what you do Take a walk in the town that saw you drown That's what you do Chance come and make
Galahad fell in love Seven days before the hunt She was not of his class So the love was never to last They went down to look for the scraps Wherever
You know the sky is blue And the wind cuts right through The sun shines on you alone Every step takes you nearer, nearer home And I love the river That
Tell me now I want the answers for 'Famine Starvation Bloodshed War' All the blood that's run before Why can't politician's fight their own law? I have
There's a young boy in the queue Not much else for him to do He's had a drink, he's had a few Down the pub on Hope Street Dear old lady, you're looking
You know when the sky is blue And the wind cuts right through The sun shines on you alone Every step will take you nearer, nearer home And I love the
I'm in pain, baby A little hung over maybe Have you seen my head? Has anybody seen my head? Just when did I become invisible? Can you tell me when I became
They took me to the battlefield And I saw the mushroom clouds I said, "I can see the colors Even when my head is bowed" They showed me the destruction
Do you fancy a drink, just the one To clear your head, we won't be long It's a beautiful day to waste away There's plenty of time for another one You
Julie was a lonely girl She said, "She was born that way" She always felt that way She left home at age sixteen Got a job what you're supposed to do
Wasting time at nowhere very special Seems almost a part of it these days I know every crack along the pavement I remember what you said in '88 You said