Thatcher was in Times were and sour The letter A was in a circle everywhere
And everybody's head was shaved or spiked My stitched her flares and made 'em into drainpipes She was into Ant and Wuthering Heights I was getting Madness and grifter bikes
Mom had to late, I had no complaints Used to get away with murder when Grandad Used to play fox and 'til the sun came down, Lip Up Fatty, running wild through the ghost town
And all I wanted was Doc boots and My ear pierced, "So, mum, a racist?" She didn't explain that we quite Caucasian, As we see black children on some future occasion And she'd keep that All my are gettin' brainwashed NF and they're scratchin' on the desktops
and violence on the TV Broken on Newsround while eatin' Toast Toppers, watchin' coppers get beat down Church discos and trips the play scheme Dancin' to ska, kissing the girl of my My tenth birthday and those two-tones stay in my card I bought One Step Beyond, yes Lent it to a friend, never got it Dear Jim you fix it for me? that?
Just a 70s baby, 80s child Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the brick Just a 70s baby, early 80s Reminscin' 'bout the and you think times are hard
Oh, let me you now, woo, oh, a wicked witch was in power And oh, my god she did Cast a spell depression made a living hell Turned man man forgot the boys and girls We had no future, computer Had to make do what we had Knock-a-door-run and the gowns Current beat, upbeat, Cracker of Underground, synthpop, Muppet Show, electro on the radio Mum, turn it up, a new thing, yeah
Now all I want is high tech's fat bass He?s got the best friend started scratchin' and breakin' Snatch your racks and battery by the stack to the boom box from going flat Didn't cope and went in over the store with a performance kid this has never been so packed Street for a spot light, cardboard box for a stage And if you had a score to settle you resolved it your breakin' Not like now they're guns and bats Robbin' old folk, we don?t need no more of
Just a 70s baby, 80s child Reminiscin' 'bout the days in the backyard a 70s baby, early 80s child 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 as what they go