Frank Turner – Thatcher Fucked The Kids (Guitar)

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Whatever happened to childhood?

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We're all scared of the kids in our neighboorhood

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They're not small, charming and harmless,

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They're a violent bunch of bastard little shits.

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And anyone who looks younger than me

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Makes me check for my wallet, my phone and my keys,

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And I'm tired of being tired out

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Always being on the lookout for thieving gits.

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We're all wondering how we ended up so scared

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We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care

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And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,

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And all the rich folks act surprised

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When all sense of community dies,

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But you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did.

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Thatcher fucked the kids.

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And it seems a little bit rich to me,

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The way the rich only ever talk of charity

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In times like the seventies, the broken down economy

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Meant even the upper tier was needing some help.

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But as soon as things look brighter,

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Yeah the grin gets wider and the grip gets tighter,

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And for every teenage tracksuit mugger

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There's a guy in a suit who wouldn't lift a finger for anybody else.

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We're all wondering how we ended up so scared

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We spent ten long years teaching our kids not to care

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And that "there's no such thing as society" anyway,

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And all the rich folks act surprised

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When all sense of community dies,

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But you just closed your eyes to the other side of all the things that she did.

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Thatcher fucked the kids.

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You've got a generation raised on the welfare state,

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Enjoyed all its benefits and did just great,

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But as soon as they were settled as the richest of the rich,

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They kicked away the ladder, told the rest of us that life's a bitch.

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And it's no surprise that all the fuck-ups

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Didn't show up until the kids had grown up.

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But when no one ever smiles or ever helps a stranger,

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Is it any fucking wonder our society's in danger of collapse?

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So all the kids are bastards,

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But don't blame them, yeah, they learn by example.

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Blame the folks who sold the future for the highest bid

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That's right, Thatcher fucked the kids.