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Town Called Malice

The Jam
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Intro

         

Verse 1

stop dreaming of the quiet life 'cos it's the one we'll never know, and
quit running for that runaway bus 'cos those rosey days are few,well
stop apologising for the things you've never done
'Cos time is short and life is cruel
But it's up to us to change this town called malice

Instrumental

        

Verse 2

Rows and rows of disused milk floats stand dying in the dairy yard
And a hundred lonely housewives clutch empty milk bottles to their hearts
Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
It's enough to make you stop believing
When tears come fast and furious in a town called malice, yeah,yeah,yeah

Instrumental

         

Verse 3

Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, ba ba ba da ba whoo
Ba ba ba ba ba da ba, ba ba ba da ba
Struggle after struggle, year after year
The atmosphere's a fine blend of ice I'm almost stone cold dead
In a town called malice ooo yeah

Instrumental

         

Bridge

A whole street's belief in Sunday's roast beef
Gets dashed against the co-op
To either cut down on beer or the kids' new gear
It's a big decision in a town called Malice oo oo yeah

Instrumental

     

Verse 4

The ghost of a steam train echoes down my track
It's at the moment bound for nowhere just going 'round and 'round
Playground kids and creaking swings lost laughter in the breeze
I could go on for hours and I probably will
But I'd sooner put some joy back in this town called malice yeah

Outro

(Repeat to fade)     

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