Thatcher was in Times were and sour The letter A was sprayed in a everywhere
And everybody's head was gettin' or spiked My stitched her flares and made 'em into drainpipes She was into Ant and Wuthering Heights I was into Madness and grifter bikes
Mom had to work late, I had no Used to get away with murder Grandad babysat Used to play fox and hound the sun came down, Singin' Lip Up Fatty, 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 could see black children on some occasion And she'd keep shtum All my friends are gettin' NF and swastikas they're on the desktops
and violence on the TV Broken down on Newsround while Toast Toppers, watchin' coppers get beat down Church and trips with the play scheme Dancin' to ska, the girl of my dreams My tenth birthday and those two-tones stay in my card I bought One Step Beyond, yes Lent it to a friend, got it back Jim could you fix it for me? Remember
a 70s baby, early 80s child Reminiscin' 'bout the in the brick backyard Just a 70s baby, early 80s Reminscin' 'bout the and you think times are hard
Oh, let me tell you now, woo, oh, a wicked was in power And oh, my god she did a spell called depression made a living hell Turned man man forgot the boys and girls We had no future, home Had to make do what we had Knock-a-door-run and the gowns Current beat, upbeat, Cracker Jack of Underground, synthpop, Muppet Show, electro on the Mum, turn it up, it's a new thing,
Now all I is high tech's with fat bass He?s got the next friend started scratchin' and breakin' Snatch your racks and battery by the to keep the boom box from going flat Didn't cope and went in over the store with a performance kid this place has been so packed Street 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 Robbin' old folk, we need no more of that
a 70s baby, early 80s child Reminiscin' the days in the brick backyard Just a 70s baby, early 80s Reminscin' 'bout the days and you think are hard
Every brick and every thrown Was for you and me They stood Truly back as good as what they go