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There's a kid who was born and was raised in the west
There's a kid from the east who never really fit in with the rest
Every week they would meet in the street with their friends
With the guns that they made and the caps that they stole they would fight to
Their death
This time we'll have victory
Last time ended in a defeat
Our town becomes a battleground
West End Riot
We'll be here next Saturday
With our guns and our heads held high
So listen up boys, you'd better not cry this time
See a bum on the street that you think you recognise
Young kid never looked so bad, when he was only 4ft high
Six o'clock runnin' home I don't wanna be late
Another Saturday of sun and war shared with our mates
Boys will be boys playing up and making lots of noise
Never used to talk about the future
Never thought that we'd have to care
So west end riot!
There's a man who was born in the west workin' at a factory
There's a man from the east who know runs the whole company
How they've grown on their own not like the kids they used to be
Saturdays of sun and war are just fond memories
There's a kid from the east who never really fit in with the rest
Every week they would meet in the street with their friends
With the guns that they made and the caps that they stole they would fight to
Their death
This time we'll have victory
Last time ended in a defeat
Our town becomes a battleground
West End Riot
We'll be here next Saturday
With our guns and our heads held high
So listen up boys, you'd better not cry this time
See a bum on the street that you think you recognise
Young kid never looked so bad, when he was only 4ft high
Six o'clock runnin' home I don't wanna be late
Another Saturday of sun and war shared with our mates
Boys will be boys playing up and making lots of noise
Never used to talk about the future
Never thought that we'd have to care
So west end riot!
There's a man who was born in the west workin' at a factory
There's a man from the east who know runs the whole company
How they've grown on their own not like the kids they used to be
Saturdays of sun and war are just fond memories
Lyrics submitted by WrathofCarnage
West End Riot Lyrics as written by Chris Cheney
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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i kind of agree with zyxi, but i don't think the suburbs are the inner city suburbs. eastern suburbs like kew, camberwell, toorak and hawthorn are wealthy, and are home to melbourne's influential. western suburbs, however, are portrayed as working class. UnitedWeFall is also correct, kids will play with any other kid, regardless of social status. however as they age, social status becomes evident to them, so they will discriminate based on that. the last verse really shows what i'm trying to explain:
"There’s a man who was born in the West workin’ at a factory There’s a man from the East who know runs the whole company How they’ve grown on their own not like the kids they used to be Saturdays of sun and war are just fond memories"
east = big CEO's west = labourers might have been friends as kids, but now they're in opposite social classes that's my two cents worth anyway :)