70s 80s
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Thatcher was in power, times were tight and sour
The letter A was sprayed in a circle everywhere
And everybody's head was gettin' shaved or spiked
My sister stitched her flares and made 'em into drainpipes
She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering Heights
I was getting into madness and grifter bikes
Mom had to work late, I had no complaints
Used to get away with murder when grandad babysat
Used to play fox and hound 'til the sun came down
Singin' 'Lip Up Fatty', running wild through the ghost town
And all I wanted was doc boots and braces
My ear pierced, "So, mum, what's a racist?"
She didn't explain that we weren't quite Caucasian
As we could see black children on some future occasion
And she'd keep that shtum all my friends are gettin' brainwashed
NF and swastikas they're scratchin' on the desktops
Riots and violence on the TV broken down on news round
While eatin' toast toppers, watchin' coppers get beat down
Church discos and trips with the play scheme
Dancin' to ska, kissing the girl of my dreams
My tenth birthday and those two-tones stay pressed
Money in my card I bought 'One Step Beyond', yes
Lent it to a friend, never got it back
Dear Jim could you fix it for me? Remember that
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Oh, let me tell you now, woo, oh, a wicked witch was in power
And oh, my god she did devour
Cast a spell called depression made a living hell
Turned man against man forgot the boys and girls
We had no future, home computer
Had to make do with what we had
Knock a door run and the hand me down gowns
Current beat, upbeat, 'Cracker Jack of Underground'
Seen pop, Muppet Show, electro on the radio
Mum, turn it up, it's a new thing, yeah
Now all I want is high tech's with fat bass
He's got the next best friend started scratchin' and breakin'
Snatch your racks and battery by the stack
To keep the boom box from going flat
Didn't cope and went in over the store
With a performance kid this place has never been so packed
Street light for a spot light, cardboard box for a stage
And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with your breakin'
Not like now they're using guns and bats
Robbin' old folk, we don't need no more of that
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they go
Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they got
The letter A was sprayed in a circle everywhere
And everybody's head was gettin' shaved or spiked
My sister stitched her flares and made 'em into drainpipes
She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering Heights
I was getting into madness and grifter bikes
Mom had to work late, I had no complaints
Used to get away with murder when grandad babysat
Used to play fox and hound 'til the sun came down
Singin' 'Lip Up Fatty', running wild through the ghost town
And all I wanted was doc boots and braces
My ear pierced, "So, mum, what's a racist?"
She didn't explain that we weren't quite Caucasian
As we could see black children on some future occasion
And she'd keep that shtum all my friends are gettin' brainwashed
NF and swastikas they're scratchin' on the desktops
Riots and violence on the TV broken down on news round
While eatin' toast toppers, watchin' coppers get beat down
Church discos and trips with the play scheme
Dancin' to ska, kissing the girl of my dreams
My tenth birthday and those two-tones stay pressed
Money in my card I bought 'One Step Beyond', yes
Lent it to a friend, never got it back
Dear Jim could you fix it for me? Remember that
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Oh, let me tell you now, woo, oh, a wicked witch was in power
And oh, my god she did devour
Cast a spell called depression made a living hell
Turned man against man forgot the boys and girls
We had no future, home computer
Had to make do with what we had
Knock a door run and the hand me down gowns
Current beat, upbeat, 'Cracker Jack of Underground'
Seen pop, Muppet Show, electro on the radio
Mum, turn it up, it's a new thing, yeah
Now all I want is high tech's with fat bass
He's got the next best friend started scratchin' and breakin'
Snatch your racks and battery by the stack
To keep the boom box from going flat
Didn't cope and went in over the store
With a performance kid this place has never been so packed
Street light for a spot light, cardboard box for a stage
And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with your breakin'
Not like now they're using guns and bats
Robbin' old folk, we don't need no more of that
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they go
Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they got
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[01:04.43] Thatcher was in power, times were tight and sour
[01:09.84] The letter A was sprayed in a circle everywhere
[01:16.17] And everybody's head was gettin' shaved or spiked
[01:21.55] My sister stitched her flares and made 'em into drainpipes
[01:24.29] She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering Heights
[01:26.98] I was getting into madness and grifter bikes
[01:29.63] Mom had to work late, I had no complaints
[01:32.36] Used to get away with murder when grandad babysat
[01:35.00] Used to play fox and hound 'til the sun came down
[01:38.67] Singin' 'Lip Up Fatty', running wild through the ghost town
[01:41.38] And all I wanted was doc boots and braces
[01:44.01] My ear pierced, "So, mum, what's a racist?"
[01:46.77] She didn't explain that we weren't quite Caucasian
[01:49.40] As we could see black children on some future occasion
[01:52.15] And she'd keep that shtum all my friends are gettin' brainwashed
[01:54.84] NF and swastikas they're scratchin' on the desktops
[02:08.45] Riots and violence on the TV broken down on news round
[02:11.17] While eatin' toast toppers, watchin' coppers get beat down
[02:14.68] Church discos and trips with the play scheme
[02:16.54] Dancin' to ska, kissing the girl of my dreams
[02:19.18] My tenth birthday and those two-tones stay pressed
[02:22.87] Money in my card I bought 'One Step Beyond', yes
[02:25.58] Lent it to a friend, never got it back
[02:28.14] Dear Jim could you fix it for me? Remember that
[02:32.64] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[02:36.38] Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
[02:39.06] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[02:41.63] Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
[02:55.27] Oh, let me tell you now, woo, oh, a wicked witch was in power
[02:57.92] And oh, my god she did devour
[03:00.66] Cast a spell called depression made a living hell
[03:03.30] Turned man against man forgot the boys and girls
[03:06.07] We had no future, home computer
[03:08.73] Had to make do with what we had
[03:12.36] Knock a door run and the hand me down gowns
[03:15.06] Current beat, upbeat, 'Cracker Jack of Underground'
[03:17.71] Seen pop, Muppet Show, electro on the radio
[03:20.49] Mum, turn it up, it's a new thing, yeah
[03:23.13] Now all I want is high tech's with fat bass
[03:25.82] He's got the next best friend started scratchin' and breakin'
[03:28.57] Snatch your racks and battery by the stack
[03:31.22] To keep the boom box from going flat
[03:33.93] Didn't cope and went in over the store
[03:36.64] With a performance kid this place has never been so packed
[03:39.33] Street light for a spot light, cardboard box for a stage
[03:42.09] And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with your breakin'
[03:45.69] Not like now they're using guns and bats
[03:47.49] Robbin' old folk, we don't need no more of that
[03:52.86] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[03:55.56] Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
[03:59.13] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[04:01.84] Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
[04:06.74] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[04:10.32] Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
[04:13.07] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[04:15.78] Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
[04:28.30] Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
[04:32.84] They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they go
[04:40.00] Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
[04:43.67] They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they got
[04:51.76]
[01:09.84] The letter A was sprayed in a circle everywhere
[01:16.17] And everybody's head was gettin' shaved or spiked
[01:21.55] My sister stitched her flares and made 'em into drainpipes
[01:24.29] She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering Heights
[01:26.98] I was getting into madness and grifter bikes
[01:29.63] Mom had to work late, I had no complaints
[01:32.36] Used to get away with murder when grandad babysat
[01:35.00] Used to play fox and hound 'til the sun came down
[01:38.67] Singin' 'Lip Up Fatty', running wild through the ghost town
[01:41.38] And all I wanted was doc boots and braces
[01:44.01] My ear pierced, "So, mum, what's a racist?"
[01:46.77] She didn't explain that we weren't quite Caucasian
[01:49.40] As we could see black children on some future occasion
[01:52.15] And she'd keep that shtum all my friends are gettin' brainwashed
[01:54.84] NF and swastikas they're scratchin' on the desktops
[02:08.45] Riots and violence on the TV broken down on news round
[02:11.17] While eatin' toast toppers, watchin' coppers get beat down
[02:14.68] Church discos and trips with the play scheme
[02:16.54] Dancin' to ska, kissing the girl of my dreams
[02:19.18] My tenth birthday and those two-tones stay pressed
[02:22.87] Money in my card I bought 'One Step Beyond', yes
[02:25.58] Lent it to a friend, never got it back
[02:28.14] Dear Jim could you fix it for me? Remember that
[02:32.64] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[02:36.38] Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
[02:39.06] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[02:41.63] Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
[02:55.27] Oh, let me tell you now, woo, oh, a wicked witch was in power
[02:57.92] And oh, my god she did devour
[03:00.66] Cast a spell called depression made a living hell
[03:03.30] Turned man against man forgot the boys and girls
[03:06.07] We had no future, home computer
[03:08.73] Had to make do with what we had
[03:12.36] Knock a door run and the hand me down gowns
[03:15.06] Current beat, upbeat, 'Cracker Jack of Underground'
[03:17.71] Seen pop, Muppet Show, electro on the radio
[03:20.49] Mum, turn it up, it's a new thing, yeah
[03:23.13] Now all I want is high tech's with fat bass
[03:25.82] He's got the next best friend started scratchin' and breakin'
[03:28.57] Snatch your racks and battery by the stack
[03:31.22] To keep the boom box from going flat
[03:33.93] Didn't cope and went in over the store
[03:36.64] With a performance kid this place has never been so packed
[03:39.33] Street light for a spot light, cardboard box for a stage
[03:42.09] And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with your breakin'
[03:45.69] Not like now they're using guns and bats
[03:47.49] Robbin' old folk, we don't need no more of that
[03:52.86] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[03:55.56] Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
[03:59.13] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[04:01.84] Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
[04:06.74] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[04:10.32] Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick backyard
[04:13.07] Just a 70s baby, early 80s child
[04:15.78] Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think times are hard
[04:28.30] Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
[04:32.84] They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they go
[04:40.00] Every brick and every stone thrown was for you and me
[04:43.67] They stood firm truly revolutionary gave back as good as what they got
[04:51.76]