Boy Meets Girl So What "The day I met you The sun began to shine The world turned for the first time When I made you mine Oh the busy mien Smiled for a while When I made you mine, when I made you mine Oh there's nothing else but love There's nothing on else but love It's something so special when A boy meets a girl On whole of the earth there's nothing else but love It's something so special when A boy meets a girl Oh fix me a stiff little dream Oh fetch me a stiff little (??) My love's gone away for good And there's nothing on else but love There's nothing on else but love The day you left me my world fell apart The sun ceased to shine That day you broke my heart And London fell down into the Thames When you broke my heart, when you broke my heart Oh there's nothing else but love There's nothing on else but love It's something so special when A girl leaves (?) a boy On whole of the earth there's nothing else but love It's something so special when A girl meets a boy" So wrote a songwriter hoping to sell A tissue (?) of lies to the record label "Oh all the old clichés they'll never mind I'll stir their emotions for the hundredth time" Oh there's quite enough romance Peddled around these days Without you adding to it Oh don't make it worse On whole of the earth there's something else but love A boy meets a girl, so what? Boy meets girl, so what? Oh why not put your brain into gear And weep about something other than love? A boy meets a girl, so what? A boy meets a girl, so what? A boy meets a girl, so what? Oh why not put your brain into gear And weep about something other than love? A boy meets a girl, so what? A boy meets a girl, so what? A boy meets a girl, so what? Governing Takes Brains [Oh my god!] You know to be able to run a government you need a bloody good brain To be an MP you must be someone well above the common Learn to do the job as you'll properly you need many many qualities Ordinary mortals can't command I will tell you later what they all are Stupid fools say it's not hard to do what I do But let me tell you it's hard you couldn't do what I do Don't even dream of it you would never succeed People as clever as me are very few and far between... You know to be in business to run a company you really need to use your head Show me a man of money and I will show you a genius To get to grips with the ins and outs you all think that it's a piece of cake But you know it's taken me many years and I am very remarkable Stupid fools say it's not hard to do what I do I'm here to tell you it's hard you couldn't do what I do Don't even dream of it you would never succeed People as clever as me are very few and far between So let me assure you it's no picnic to be in charge of this land You scruffy people the lower orders just know your place Don't ever you try at governing you might find out how difficult it is Stupid fools say it's not hard to do what I do But let me tell you it's hard you couldn't do what I do Don't even dream of it you would never succeed People as clever as me are very few and far between We are not equal but we are different It's a dangerous view to say we are born equal It don't appeal to any one of the deputies You know that equality is an impossible dream An Address to the Better Off As you no doubt heard by now, times are hard Industry once fighting fit needs to die The state can't spare the cash now It used to, as you have heard by now times are hard And so I'm asking the better off who Who rose through hard work To share our fare well (?) with the poor I'm speaking of charity, as useful in a hospital as elsewhere It's sad but there will always be some The poor who are unable to pay through no fault of their own So I'm asking the better off to To donate some money To sponsor a little Oh I fray (??) Just think of all of those who are poor Just think of all of those who can't afford Some new kidneys or some new hips Just think of them So I'm asking the better off to To donate some money To sponsor a little And so I'm asking the better off among you To donate some money To sponsor a little Oh I fray (??) Hands Off or Die Around the table sat the people Some were eating some were starving For there was never quite enough For each to have a share Every day there was a murder Or a knifing with someone shouting "Get your hands off you bastard That's my food you're eating" "That does not do mother's salt on some" (??) Blamed the blackguard (??) Women didn't even get a ruping (??) Every day an insane scramble just to get enough They would rather kill someone than let somebody get too much There was much din and they argued About the meaning of these things Some said the pittance should be shared out equally But some of them said it proved man was evil As they tucked into their enormous share But the wisest of them said "Till there's enough to go around The men's scramble will continue Fight to bring the system down" What Our Boys Are Fighting For Today is the day that I die For my motherland In a faraway place I know that the battle will be won By the brave and the strong By the brave and the strong I'll lace up my boots Put on my uniform And we'll unfurl the flag We'll fight and die under it's shade We will fight them in the air We'll fight them on the beaches In the streets We'll fight them anywhere In the shade of the Union Jack We'll go forward and we won't ever look back Today is the day I die For my motherland In a faraway place We traveled hundreds of miles Come along away from home For the battle today I'll lace up my boots Put on my uniform And we'll unfurl the flag We'll fight and die under its shade We will fight them in the bars We'll fight them on the picture In the seats We'll fight them anywhere In the shade of the Union Jack We'll go forward and we won't ever look back Joe fell at the hands of the hung Just about at halftime In a terrible seat The frogs dealt with Kevin it seems While he was having a hit But we'll have our revenge Hip oligarchy Insults the British flag We'll lay into them We'll teach them how the English fight We're proud to be another British army White like the other one But not so well-paid In the shade of the Union Jack We'll go forward and we won't ever... In the shade of the Union Jack We'll go forward and we won't ever look back Keep an Open Mind or Else Oh come along now It's not quite like you say With my last breath I'll fight for your right to disagree But I don't believe It's as simple as you say No I don't believe In our arguing myself Now well I know you should never Think that you know everything You should never, oh never Think that you know everything An open mind Oh why don't you keep? It's the true side Of the civilized Argue forever But don't you ever rest I don't believe In any such arguments as these They might win the game But they never will with me For I make mine up As I go along You should always try to see Another person's point of view You should never, oh never Think that you know everything Because you will find There are mysteries Too deep to be explained With the brain Oh shut your trap Or I'll shut it up for you I don't believe in facts No I just believe in me Argue, I don't care Would you like your face smashed in? Say anything I will be never be convinced You should always try to see Another person's point of view You should never, oh never Think that you know everything An open mind Oh why don't you keep? It's the true side Of the civilized If you ever put your ideas Into practice anyway To be sure I'll be the first one To be calling the police We Are All Born Creeps Evil first entered the world When Adam and Even tried to know They tasted the apple of death And original sin was passed on them to us So when we're born we are bad There's no evil that will not do But god's love can turn us over And then we can become warmhearted people Oh that's what it says in the Holy Bible And oh well it may be true This may be true what it says But in these godless days To science we look for the truth And what does science say? That selfishness is in our genes So when we are born we are bad Each one of us longs to compete And only the strong ones survive They reap for their toil They make all of the money Those born with less strong genes Well they make ends meet As the many things like that (?) It's hard but it's natural Nature won't be misread Do you want to live in Russia? No, it's hard but it's natural Nature won't be misheard about this (?) The Home Secretary Briefs the Forces of Law and Order We don't believe in violence Those who use guns to kill in cold blood They deserve all they get They deserve all they ask for So when you catch them Pump them all full of lead Tear them limb from limb It will be okay When you catch them Pump them all full of lead Tear them limb from limb For the law will be on your side All you Irish mates We don't hold with torture Or kidnapping innocent citizens Unless the police or the SAS do it So when you catch them Pump them all full of lead Tear them limb from limb It will be okay When you catch them Pump them all full of lead Tear them limb from limb For the law will be on your side So when you catch them Pump them all full of lead Tear them limb from limb It will be okay When you catch them Pump them all full of lead Tear them limb from limb For the law will be on your side I'm Not A Patriot But... Far away in Central America Young men and women fight to make their country free To kick out a foreign army The enemies of freedom What will you say when someone asks you "Whose side are you on?" In your fight, sisters and brothers far away I'm on your side But not far away Young men and women fight to make their country free To kick out a foreign army The enemies of freedom What will you say when someone asks you "Whose side are you on?" In your fight, sisters and brothers not far away I'm not on your side Differences? Don't bother me with differences Just let me think of it I'm not a patriot, but It's British boys you're gunning down It's our good boys you kill I'm not a patriot, but I won't turn against my land There's a great difference between liberators and those who only kill You are terrorists and they are freedom fighters You are murderers and they are revolutionaries In your fight, sisters and brothers not far away I'm not on your side Differences? Don't bother me with differences Just let me think of it I'm not a patriot, but It's British boys you're blowing up It's our good boys you kill I'm not a patriot, but I won't turn against my land, no, no I'm not a patriot, but I won't turn against my land [I want you to repeat after me: I am (I am) a revolutionary] Throw Him Out He's Breaking My Heart I have a warm heart I care deeply for people The world should be fairer The world should be fairer If you ask me Oh throw him out before he breaks my heart Throw him out he's breaking my heart Throw him out before he breaks my heart Throw him out he's breaking my heart Why don't they give more To the poor? Why don't they? They should give more They should look after old people And the ill So throw him out before he breaks my heart Throw him out he's breaking my heart Throw him out because he's breaking my poor heart in two Throw him out he's breaking my heart Use your brain Why don't you use your brain? For warm hearts can stop no one And fine feelings explain nothing They change nothing So throw him out before he breaks my heart Throw him out he's breaking my heart Throw him out because he's breaking my poor heart in two Throw him out he's breaking my heart [the next section is very hard to figure out] Just go outside You won't be sold Sin certain sin We won't give in (??) Just go outside We walk on sand (??) We find we can (??) We won't use guns deserves to be (??) So throw him out before he breaks my heart Throw him out he's breaking my heart Throw him out because he's breaking my poor heart in two Throw him out he's breaking my heart [We gonna say to the whole goddamn government Stick 'em up motherfucker, this is a holdup We come for what's ours] All Your Questions Answered Who made the wealth In this pleasant land? The entrepreneurs made it With their only free hand Why do prices rise? Who's to blame for that? The workers put up prices With their pay demands Some speak of the facts But I'm not sure about that The only vital thing is That our own view of the world wins Don't cry We will work it out You've got to buy The views we put about it The views of the rich The views of the powerful Then your confusion Will magically disappear Why is there bad news On the economic front? The Japanese are trading I'm barely living Who destroyed our industry? Who can tell me that? The Germans flood the market With their German products Some speak of the facts But I'm not sure about that The only vital thing is That our own view of the world wins Don't cry We will work it out You must only buy The views we put about The views of the rich The views of the powerful Then your confusion Will soon disappear New Left Review #2 In this dispute You've got justice on your side They've got the law But we'll be fighting by the rules Maybe we'll lose But we can our heads high For if we lose We'll know that our cause was true Let's get away From the idea that in industry There are two sides at war It's not like that at all Play by the rules And public opinion might stay with us Play by their rules We'll obey all the laws they make Against you Let's hope to god that the company Will negotiate Militancy is no answer Let's get away From the idea that in industry There are two sides at war It's not like that at all So strong's the right We'll have to knuckle down Try not to fright Public opinion That's to be found Inside the Daily Mail So strong's the right We'll have to knuckle down They took our funds They put hundreds of blacks in jail The company put thousands more On the dole At my desk I sit back and I wonder why Did we speak too strong? We'll speak much softer Next time Let's get away From the idea that in industry There are two sides at war It's not like that at all The Lion Will Lie Down With The Lamb [Have you taken leave of your senses] In the vanguard of the fight Against apartheid Replace General Motors And IBM We have asked free business To leave South Africa Put aside the profits And set the people free then Because I've seen the day And it's not far away When the lion will lie down At peace beside the lamb The lion will lie down At peace beside the lamb It's not far away That wonderful day I think we'll see the day When the world's money men Will lay down their lives at the barricades In their hands red flags On that not so distant day We'll all join together fighting on the same side The lion will lie down At peace beside the lamb I see the day And it's not far away The lion will lie down At peace beside the lamb It's not far away That wonderful day Come to your senses Pull out of South Africa Let the people free their Like you do in other countries Throughout history Business and governments Have ever been in the forefront Of the fight for freedom The lion will lie down At peace beside the lamb I have seen the day And it's not far away The lion will lie down At peace beside the lamb It's not far away That wonderful day The lion will lie down The lion will lie down The lion will lie down The lion will lie down St. Francis Amongst The Mortals God said to the Saint "It's a mess on earth again The unhappy humans Show them of the life to be led Oh show the lost and low The bitter and the cruel Show that even today You can be kind to one another" He arrived in London And lived a lamb-like life for a while With a friendly handshake He shared his money with the poor So soft was his heart that His kindness knew no bounds He said that even today You can be kind to one another He sank into debt And his kindness was used By those wise in the ways of the world He fell into a terribly melancholy "I tried hard to show Awful mortals how to be behave But I no longer know If kindness is quite rational So soft was my heart that My kindness knew no bounds But I no longer know If to be kind is to be clever I fell into debt And my kindness was used By those wise in the ways of the world I fell into a terrible melancholy" At long last the day came When the Saint succumbed to the world He kept a lock on his wallet And kept steel doors shut over his heart The way the world's made It's no wonder no one's good If you want to get on You count your cash and hate your neighbor Nobody Could Care Less About Your Private Lives The well-to-do family, the rich In a life they talk about themselves All the time but if they do It's because they can afford to Nobody could care less about your private life But the cure's nice and care too (?) Sentimental they'll always be Looking inside themselves and if they don't It's because they can't afford to Nobody could care less about your private life The well-to-do don't believe In thinking anymore But the workers must always use their heads They've had it if they don't And nobody could care less about your private life Can The Haves Use Their Brains The haves, can they use their brains? Or is there time to take enough Keeping the have-nothings down? Put yourself in their place Would you be thinking clearly if you were them? The fat cats say They want what is best for everyone What if is best for us The fat cats are swept from the earth? Put yourself in their place Would you be thinking clearly if you were them? Everything obvious they make unclear What do two and two make? The fat cats say They want what is best for everyone But what if is best for us If they are all swept away for good? Everything obvious they make unclear What do two and two make? Everything simple they complicate What do two and two make? The haves, can they use their brains? Or are they only keeping the have-nots down? With One Eye On Getting Their Pay With one eye on getting their pay The lackeys of the well-off say That we always are the best And new ways get us nowhere Nothing changes, nothing changes, for the best Look in the bible you will see how The people went on the same as now They cheated and lied the same They loved and died the same Nothing changes, nothing changes, for the best The well-off pray there'll be no more change To the perfect world they've made After all if fair Britain stays the same They'll hold onto their ill-gotten ways Whenever the mentally unsound Try to turn our lives upside down They hope to improve the world They have only made it worse Nothing changes, nothing changes, for the best The well-off pray there'll be no more change To the perfect world they've made After all if fair Britain stays the same They'll hold on to their ill-gotten things With one eye on getting their pay The lackeys of the well-off say That we our always the best And new ways get us nowhere Nothing changes, nothing changes, for the best back to the McCarthy lyrics archive |