They're Telling Me!

from CPR010-The Guttersnipes "The poor dress up" LP by Common People Records

	/

lyrics

Well I sat in the class as they told their plan
How to be a success, a respectable man
And they made me compete with the rest of the herd
If you lose that’s too bad only winners get the reward

They’re telling me what I should be!

Well I sat in the flat with the Tv switched on
And the newspaper open to find out what’s going on
Be a man, have a pint, take a look at page 3
Watch the football and leave the important things to me

They’re telling me what I should be!

Don’t be a fool,
just follow the rules they taught you in school
Just do what’s right
and you’ll be alright and you can sleep tight

Well it seems what I’ve earned is the right to exist
And the right to be me is a chance that I’ve missed
In another place in a different time
Well the rules of the game might have been a little kinder

They’re telling me what I should be!

credits

from CPR010-The Guttersnipes "The poor dress up" LP, released May 1, 2015

license

about

Common People Records Barcelona, Spain

Oi!/Punk Label & Mailorder from Barcelona (Spain).

contact / help

Contact Common People Records

Report this track or account

If you like Common People Records, you may also like:

DE #110 BLACK AUBERGINE demo CASSETTE
by Discos Enfermos

Heady hardcore punk from Black Aubergine has groove, heft, and an experimental edge percolating behind the blown-out surface. Bandcamp New & Notable May 23, 2023
go to album
Bridging Electricity
by Lost Legion

Hard-charging street punk with searing riffs and anthemic, shout-along choruses from Chicago's Lost Legion. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 19, 2022
go to album
Fear b/w Doubt
by Jellicoe & Woodbury

Toronto hardcore upstarts go for the establishment's throat with back-to-back bouts of Jawbreaker-esque fury. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2018
go to album
The Corruption of What Cheer?
by Jane Doe Ensemble

Restless, agitated no wave for modern times built around razor-sharp guitar and roiling percussion from Jane Doe Ensemble. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 16, 2022
go to album
Lifeless Birth
by Necrot

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 12, 2024
go to album
New Town Dream
by neutrals

Breathless indie pop from Oakland group neutrals, who mine the classic spirit of Sarah Records to terrific result. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2024
go to album
Out of Body
by Geo

A no wave oddity out of the Netherlands, Geo make warped and dissonant dance party punk rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 9, 2024
go to album