Standing On the Outside Lyrics

Lyric discussion by big_piss_drinker 

Cover art for Standing On the Outside lyrics by Cold Chisel

This is about a working class man who is struggling to keep his head up financially. He knows a mate who robbed a TAB (betting agancy) and "broke through illegally" (became financial). I believe he's standing on the outside of financial freedom, looking in at people with money.

Room full of money and the born to win No amount of work's gonna get me through the door

He's pissed off how people can be born with money, and is realising that even if he busts his arse working he'll never be rich.

At the end he saying that he's going to do what his mate did and rob the place that he's "Standing on the outside" of.

Not fully sure of the meanings of all the lines, but its a start.

"Pissin' all my money up against the damn wall" - Bow River