My Town

from National Service by The Tivoli

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A taxi driver was killed one night while he was working,
someone took his life because of the colour of his skin.
It’s all in the papers that terrorists live down the street,
where some woman on the corner is pushing ecstasy.
She’s probably making more than me,
like the homeless sat round cash machines.

Damn my education it’s left me out of sort,
walking around in circles, dancing in uniform.
We all sing rule Britannia and Britons shall never be slaves,
well that might be so but employment’s not that far away.
Listen (you’ll hear the crack of the whip),
that’s the sound of nature’s constant shift.

This, this is what’s going on.

Living in my town, in my town.
This, this is what’s going on.
Living in my town, this is my town.
No, this is what’s going on.
This is what’s happening in my town.
This is my town.
This is what’s going on in my town.
It’s happening right now.

credits

from National Service, released April 15, 2010
McMahon: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Backing Vocals.
Baughan: Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar and Bass Guitar.
Eaton: Drums.

Inder 'Goldfinger' Matharu: Tabla, Temple Bells, Zilbell and shakers. Fred & Frankie Furore: Additional Percussion, Resonant Noise Shaping and Programming. Pete Z: MS20 Synthesiser and Fender Rhodes.

Brass written and arranged by Simon Paterson. Horns played by: Gilles Davis, Simon Paterson & Brian Denis.

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