We're gonna start by aiming higher We gonna start by taking names We're gonna start some rumours, start some fires And start to fan the flames Cause that storm up there's been twisting That cloud looks set to break And when trouble comes, we'll start the drums And leave them in our wake We're gonna start the camera rolling We're gonna start to write the songs I've got these two good reasons here Why I can't get it wrong We're gonna set this record straight We're gonna do what must be done And start as we mean to go on Well, we came to the party late But we're staying here to see the sun And start as we mean to go on There's changes in the air right now There's panic at the scene of the crime They were sharpening claws behind closed doors And they heard us calling time So we'll start the meter running We're gonna start to count the cost To see what we're becoming And not what has been lost We're gonna set this record straight We're gonna do what must be done And start as we mean to go on Well, we came to the party late But we're staying here to see the sun And start as we mean to go on We've gotta take the trouble Take up space Take that smile off his face Talk the game Talk in tongues Take the bullet from the gun Come on and start the band Start back where we began We're gonna set this record straight We're gonna do what must be done And start as we mean to go on Well, we came to the party late But we're staying here to see the sun And start as we mean to go on