The Clash Didnt Smash The Town Hall

	  		 

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Pulling 10 til 8's at Renny's 
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It was driving Me beserk 
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And I'd stopped for twenty Bennies 
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On My way back home from work 

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When shuffle sent a song My way 
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I hadn't heard in years 
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'Complete Control' came pounding out - 
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And I fought back the tears 

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It must have been November 
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'Cos Me Dad was still at home 
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When The Clash hit 'Boro Town Hall 
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With that riot, all their Own 

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We'd spiked Our hair with soap 
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And We'd sewn zips into Our jeans 
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Looking back We hadn't much of nothing- 
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But Our dreams 

 
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There was Me and Jack and Johnny 
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And a stolen bottle of gin 
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We didn't have a penny 
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But the band, They let Us in 

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Took Me 30 years to see it 
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On a Number 19 bus! 
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The Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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No, the Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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No, the Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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That was Us 


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There was Mick and Paul and Topper 
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And in the centre of the stage 
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There was Strummer barking orders 
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In that mystic kinda rage 

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This was Our Rebel Army 
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And They'd come to take Our Town 
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We let out all Our anger 
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And We tore the damn place down 


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There was Me and Jack and Johnny 
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And a stolen bottle of gin 
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We didn't have a penny 
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But the band, They got Us in 

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Took Me 30 years to see it 
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On a Number 19 bus! 
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The Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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That was Us 


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The band are dead and gone now 
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And I thought I was too 
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But Strummer woke up something 
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When He shouted: "That means You!" 

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And I jacked my job at Renny's 
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What I'll do now, I don't know 
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But I owed it to the young man I was 
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All them years ago 

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And the moral of this story 
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Is you've one life, don't you blow it 
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And anyone can change the world 
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It's just most of us don't know it 

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You either live life, like you mean it 
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Or you rack up more regrets 
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And I'm 53 next Friday 
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But I aren't finished yet 
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Took me 30 years to see it 
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On a Number 19 bus! 

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The Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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No, the Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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No, the Clash didn't smash the Town Hall 
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That was Us