Lyric discussion by BigChungus001 

Cover art for White Trash lyrics by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

it's about an abusive husband who threatens to beat his wife over spreading rumors about him.

It's a rather scary song which was called 'Repulsive' when the album came out. Of course, that was during the mid 80s just after their commercial failure Dazzle Ships, so it's not hard to understand why there was alot of hostility met towards the band. Of course, nowadays most of their material has influenced others so this statement stands flat.