Scritti Politti - Is And Ought The Western World lyrics

In and out the Western World presented with a threat oh we know we dissidence is very nice and yet blue steel open it's out of tune it's homework, cooking and (ts) arts air dust clever it's afternoon it's houses, bedsits and squats it's just move up, move up, sickness an i de a In and Out the NHS* presented with the cuts your picket rota's very good but here's the ifs and buts tension, boredom, G.C.E.** it's rebates, payments and checks Persil, sweating, First degree it's heartburn, heartaches and s** ....up .....up sickness an .......... In and Out the Clearasil*** the Chemists might be shut Thursday night the 100 Club**** there are no ifs and buts drop the rent book forget the debts but the interlopers and chips language games, match and set it's little coppers***** and clips I said move up, step up, in the ............................... that's a tough one that! *National Health Service **General Certificate of Education - school exams at age 16 (in 1970s) *** Clearasil, face cream/soap for acne skin rash **** 100 Oxford street, London, basement club with 'punk nights' *****Coppers: small change/pennies or slang for the Police