Thatcher was in were tight and sour The letter A was sprayed in a circle
And head was gettin' shaved or spiked My sister her flares and made 'em into drainpipes She was into Adam Ant and Wuthering I was getting into Madness and grifter
Mom had to work late, I had no to get away with murder when Grandad babysat Used to fox and hound 'til the sun came down, Lip Up Fatty, running wild through the ghost town
And all I was Doc boots and braces My ear pierced, "So, mum, a racist?" She didn't that we weren't quite Caucasian, As we see black children on some future occasion And she'd keep that All my friends are brainwashed NF and swastikas scratchin' on the desktops
Riots and on the TV Broken down on Newsround while eatin' Toast Toppers, watchin' coppers get down Church and trips with the play scheme Dancin' to ska, kissing the of my dreams My birthday and those two-tones stay pressed Money in my I bought One Step Beyond, yes Lent it to a friend, got it back Dear Jim you fix it for me? that?
Just a 70s baby, early 80s Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick Just a 70s baby, early 80s 'bout the days and you think times are hard
Oh, let me tell you now, woo, oh, a wicked witch was in And oh, my god she did a spell called depression made a living hell Turned man against man forgot the boys and We had no future, computer Had to make do with we had Knock-a-door-run and the gowns Current beat, upbeat, Cracker Jack of Underground, synthpop, Muppet Show, on the radio Mum, it up, it's a new thing, yeah
Now all I want is tech's with fat bass He?s got the next best friend started and breakin' Snatch 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 light for a spot light, cardboard box for a stage And if you had a score to settle you resolved it with breakin' Not like now they're using guns and old folk, we don?t need no more of that
Just a 70s baby, early 80s Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the backyard Just a 70s baby, early 80s Reminscin' 'bout the and you think times are hard
Every and every stone thrown Was for you and me stood firm Truly Gave back as good as what go