Up rolls the riot vanAnd sparks excitement in the boysBut the policemen look annoyedPerhaps these are ones they should avoid They got a chase last nightFrom men with truncheons dressed in hatsThey didn't do that much wrongStill ran away though for the laughJust for the laugh Please just stop talking'Cause they won't find us if you doOh those silly boys in blueWell, they won't catch me and you "Have you been drinking son?You don't look old enough to me""I'm sorry officerIs there a certain age you're supposed to be?'Cause nobody told me" And up rolls the riot vanAnd these lads just wind the coppers upThey ask why they don't catch proper crooksThey get their address and their names tookBut they couldn't care less He got thrown in the riot vanAnd all the coppers kicked him inAnd there was no way he could winJust had to take it on the chin

Ask if we can have six in, if not we'll have to have twoYou're coming up our end aren't you? So I'll get one with youOh won't he let us have six in? especially not with the foodHe could've just told us no though, he didn't have to be rude You see her with the green dress? She talked to me at the barWell, how come it's already two pound fifty? We've only gone about a yardDidn't ya see she were gorgeous, she were beyond beliefBut this lad at the side drinking a Smirnoff ice came and paid for her Tropical Reef And I'm sitting going backwards, and I didn't want to leaveI said, "It's High Green mate, via Hillsborough please!" How funny was that sketch earlier, up near that taxi rankOh no you would have missed it, think it was when you went to the bankThese two lads squaring up proper shouting, 'bout who were next in the queue The kind of thing that would seem so silly but not when they've both had a few Well, calm down temper temper, you shouldn't get so annoyedWell you're acting like a silly little boyI know you wanted to be men and do some fighting in the streetThey said, "No surrender. No chance of retreat" I'm sittin in the taxi and I didn't want to leaveI said, "It's High Green mate, via Hillsborough please!" Drunken plots hatched to jump it, ask around are ya sure?Went for it but the red light was showingAnd the red light indicates doors are secure

Well now then Mardy BumI've seen your frownAnd it's like looking down the barrel of a gunAnd it goes offAnd out come all these wordsOh there's a very pleasant side to youA side I much prefer It's one that laughs and jokes aroundRemember cuddles in the kitchenYeah, to get things off the groundAnd it was up, up and awayOh, but it's right hard to remember thatOn a day like today when you're all argumentativeAnd you've got the face on Well, now then Mardy BumOh, I'm in trouble again, aren't II thought as much'Cause you turned over therePulling that silent disappointment faceThe one that I can't bear Well can't we just laugh and joke aroundRemember cuddles in the kitchenYeah, to get things off the groundAnd it was up, up and awayOh, but it's right hard to remember thatOn a day like today when you're all argumentativeAnd you've got the face on Yeah, I'm sorry I was lateBut I missed the trainAnd then the traffic was a stateAnd I can't be asked to carry on in this debateThat reoccurs, oh when you say I don't careBut of course I do, yeah I clearly do So laugh and joke aroundRemember cuddles in the kitchenYeah, to get things off the groundAnd it was up, up and awayOh, but it's right hard to remember thatOn a day like today when you're all argumentativeAnd you've got the face on

Who's that girl there?I wonder what went wrongSo that she had to roam the streetsShe don't do major credit cardsI doubt she does receiptsIt's all not quite legitimate And what a scummy manJust give him half a chanceI bet he'll rob you if he canCan see it in his eyesYeah, that he's got a driving banAmongst some other offenses And I've seen him with girls of the nightAnd he told Roxanne to put on her red lightThey're all infected but he'll be alright'Cause he's a scumbag, don't you knowI said he's a scumbag, don't you know Although you're trying not to listenAvert your eyes and staring at the groundShe makes a subtle proposition“I'm sorry love I'll have to turn you down” Oh, you know he must be up to summatWhat are the chances sure it's more than likelyI've got a feeling in my stomachI start to wonder what his story might be, what his story might be Yeah, 'cause they said he changes when the sun goes downYeah, they said he changes when the sun goes downAnd they said it changes when the sun goes down around hereAround here, oh Look here comes a Ford MondeoIsn't he Mister Inconspicuous?And he don't even have to say 'owtShe's in the stance ready to get picked up Bet she's delighted when she sees himPulling in and giving her the eyeBecause she must be fucking freezingScantily clad beneath the clear night skyIt don't stop in the winter, no And they said he changes when the sun goes downAnd they said he changes when the sun goes downAnd they said it changes when the sun goes down around here Yeah they said it changes when the sun goes downOver the river going out of townAnd they said it changes when the sun goes down around hereAround here What a scummy manJust give him half a chanceI bet he'll rob you if he canCan see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty planI hope you're not involved at all

I've seen your eyes as they fix on me What is he doing? What on earth's the plan? Has he got one? You'd better give me some pointers Since you are the big rocket launcher and I'm just the shotgun Well I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes That might be a surprise but it's true So I'm not like you and I don't want your advice Or your praise or to move in the ways you do and I never will 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are staleAnd though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail Well I've seen your eyes as they fix on me Full of confusionYour snarl is just so condescending Try to explain that we're onto a win If the feel we get in Near recoups what we're spending He says, "I can't believe that you drove all that way Well how much did they pay ya? How much did they pay ya? You'd have been better to stay 'round our way Thinking 'bout things but not actually doing the things" 'Cause all you people are vampires!And all your stories are staleAnd though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail 'Cause all you people are vampires!And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail All you people are vampires!

Last night these two bouncersAnd one of em's alrightThe other one's the scary oneHis way or no way, totalitarian He's got no time for youLooking or breathingHow he don't want you toSo step out the queue He makes examples of youAnd there's naught you can sayBehind they go through to the bit where you payAnd you realise then that it's finally the timeTo walk back past ten thousand eyes in the line And you can swap jumpers and make another moveInstilled in your brain you've got something to proveTo all the smirking faces and the boys in blackWhy can't they be pleasant? Why can't they have a laugh? He's got his hand in your chestHe wants to give you a duffWell secretly I think they want it all to kick offThey want, arms flying everywhere andBottles as well it's justSomething to talk about a story to tell you Well I'm so glad they turned us all away we'll put it down to fateI said a thousand million things that I could never say this morningGot too deep, but how deep is too deep? Well this town's a different town todaySaid this town's a different town to what it was last nightYou couldn't have done that on a Sunday And that girl's a different girl todaySaid that girl's a different girl to who you kissed last nightYou couldn't have done that on a SundayOf course not Well I'm so glad they turned us all away we'll put it down to fateI thought a thousand million things that I would never think this morningGot too deep, but how deep is too deep? Last night what we talked aboutIt made so much senseBut now the haze has ascendedIt don't make no sense anymore Said, last night what we talked aboutIt made so much senseBut now the haze has ascendedIt don't make no sense anymore, oh

Well oh they might wear classic ReeboksOr knackered ConverseOr tracky bottoms tucked in socksBut all of that's what the point is notThe point's that there ain't no romance around there And there's the truth that they can't seeThey'd probably like to throw a punch at meAnd if you could only see 'em, then you would agreeAgree that there ain't no romance around there You know, oh it's a funny thing you knowWe'll tell them if you likeWe'll tell them all tonightThey'll never listenBecause their minds are made upAnd course it's all okay to carry on that way 'Cause over there there's broken bonesThere's only music, so that there's new ringtonesAnd it don't take no Sherlock HolmesTo see it's a little different around here Don't get me wrong though, there's boys in bandsAnd kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their handsAnd just 'cause he's had a couple of cansHe thinks it's alright to act like a dickhead Don't you know, oh it's a funny thing you knowWe'll tell them if you likeWe'll tell them all tonightThey'll never listenBecause their minds are made upAnd course it's all okay to carry on that way But I said no, oh noWell you won't get me to goNot anywhere, not anywhereNo I won't go, oh no, no Well over there, there's friends of mineWhat can I say, I've known them for a long, long timeAnd yet they might overstep the lineBut you just cannot get angry in the same way No, not in the same waySaid not in the same wayOh no, oh no, no