What are we gonna do now?

Taking off his turban, they said, "Is this man a Jew?"
Working for the clampdown
They put up a poster saying, "We earn more than you"
Working for the clampdown

We will teach our twisted speech
To the young believers
We will train our blue-eyed man
To be you believers

Judge said five to ten but I say double that again
I'm not working for the clampdown
No man born with a living soul
Can be working for the clampdown

Kick over the wall, cause governments to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
How can you use it?

The voices in your head are calling
Stop wasting your time, there's no one coming
Only a fool would think someone could save you
The men at the factory are old and cunning
You don't love nothin', they know I'm comin'
It's the best years of your life they want to steal

But you grow up and you calm down
And working for the clampdown
You start wearing blue and brown
And working for the clampdown

So you got someone to boss around
Make you feel big now
You drift until you brutalize
Make your first kill now

Yeah, I hope you're following along
That's right
Thanks you people
Thank you


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Clampdown [Live] Lyrics as written by Mick Jones Joe Strummer

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    yes, this is quite pointless...

    wasp2020on April 03, 2005   Link

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